Below are the members of the unelected North East Assembly. We will continue to shine the spotlight on them until the Assembly is disbanded.
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Government Sector
Alnwick District Council
Councillor JJ Rutherford (Ind)
Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council
Councillor A Hughes (Con)
Blyth Valley Borough Council
Councillor R Watson (Lab)
Castle Morpeth Borough Council
Councillor DJ Parker (LD)
Chester le Street District Council
Councillor L Ebbatson (Lab)
Darlington Borough Council
Councillor J Williams (Lab)
Councillor L Vasey (Lab)
Derwentside District Council
Councillor A Watson - Assembly Vice Chair (Lab)
Durham City Council
Councillor SJ Pitts (LD)
Durham County Council
Councillor NDP Ross (Lab)
Councillor K Manton (Lab)
Easington District Council
Councillor A Napier (Lab)
Gateshead Council
Councillor I Mearns (Lab)
Councillor M F Henry (Lab)
Hartlepool Borough Council
Mr S Drummond (Mayor)
Councillor C Richardson (Lab)
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Councillor R K Brady (Lab)
Councillor P Thompson (Lab)
Newcastle City Council
Councillor P Arnold (LD)
Newcastle City Council
Councillor D Huddart (LD)
North Tyneside Council
Councillor WH Jackson (Con)
Councillor D Ord (LD)
Northumberland County Council
Councillor M Davey OBE (Lab)
Councillor D Luke (Lab)
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Councillor G Jeffery (Con)
Councillor G Nightingale (LD)
Sedgefield Borough Council
Councillor RS Fleming (Lab)
South Tyneside Council
Councillor P Waggott (Lab)
Councillor I Malcolm (Lab)
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Councillor DW Coleman (Lab)
Councillor R Gibson - Assembly Chair (Lab)
Sunderland City Council
Councillor B Charlton (Lab)
Councillor R Symonds (Lab)
Teesdale District Council
Councillor GK Robinson (Lab)
Tynedale District Council
Councillor HJC Herron (Con)
Wansbeck District Council
Councillor D Ledger (Lab)
Wear Valley District Council
Councillor O Brown (Lab)
Minority Party Balancing Seats
Councillor D Blackie - Teesdale District Council (Ind)
Councillor AR Bowlas - Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council (Ind)
Councillor H Cairns - Alnwick District Council (LD)
Councillor S Fletcher MBE - Stockton on Tees Borough Council (LD)
Councillor C Foote Wood - Wear Valley District Council (LD)
Councillor SAC Oliver - Northumberland County Council (Con)
Councillor EA Richmond OBE - Darlington Borough Council (Con)
Councillor W Stelling - Derwentside District Council (Ind)
Members of Parliament
Mr J Cummings MP
Town & Parish Councils
Councillor T Batson
Economic & Social Partners
Culture / Tourism / Sport
Ms O Grant OBE DL
Environment
Mr G Warren
Ethnic Minorities
Ms B Prevatt Goldstein
Faiths
Bishop P Richardson
Further Education
Mr A G Dixon
Health
Mr PD Carr CBE DL
Higher Education
Professor G Henderson
Learning & Skills Councils
Mr C Roberts
National Parks
Mr Adrian Hinchcliffe
Non Profit Making Organisations
Mr T Morton
Private / Business
Mr P Briggs - Assembly Vice-Chair
Private / Business
Mr L Brown
Sir M Darrington
Mr EM Nunn
Rural
Mr DM Middleton
Trade Unions
Mr R D'Emidio
Ms G Hale
Mr D Hall
Ms M Meling
Mr K Rowan
Voluntary
Ms C Dobson
Mr J Robinson
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4 comments:
Mark,
Although Neil or one of his team may correct me on this matter, I'm of the opinion the UNELECTED Assembly is funded by the 23 local authorities in the North-East, via the Association of North East Councils.
My local district (Wear Valley District Council) contributed £10,452 this year alone - they have two members on the unelected Assembly.
Be careful though, having badgered them (Wear Valley) for information (on their website forum, emails and letters in the media) on this matter for months, eventually getting part of the information I also received a threatening letter from the Leader of the council - basically telling me to back off or legal action against me would commence. They don't like it up em' as Corporal Jones on Dad's Army used to say.
Of course, now the vote has been overwhelmingly against them (politicians) they must surely realise I'll be back on their case.
Ask your local district how much they have contributed?
Jim, Wear Valley, Co. Durham
Cllr M Davey (Leader, Northumberland County Council)is their full member on the EU Committee of the Regions. Cllr O Brown (Wear Valley) is their alternate member.
See: http://www.cor.eu.int/en/presentation/list.htm for the list of members, according to the Committee. It may be that in some cases it's not bang up to date, so some caution is required in wording of letters etc.
Hi Mark,
Legal action was going to be on the grounds of harassment. This is the mindset we're up against. I ask a question, don't get a reply, so I ask again (a week or so later).
After half a dozen emails, none of them answered by the Leader of the council (how accountable is that to the public she serves!), I receive a nasty letter posted directly to me. How do you work out an address from an email?
However, the Freedom of Information Act, the Act that allowed the recent publication of MP's expenses rolls out shortly. They will then be forced to act on any question asked - I believe it is merely "optional" to reply to questions at present - but hey, that's democracy!!
Jim, Wear Valley, Co. Durham
Dear Anonymous,
With reference to the committee of the regions, I'm aware of Olive Brown's (Wear Valley's Leader) position as the alternative member, but I'd be grateful for any information, or where to find it, as to how her trips to Brussels etc are funded.
As with my own dealings over the Assembly with Wear Valley, a near perfect column in a local paper highlighted Olive Brown as an alternative member of the committee of the regions and why she was on it and that we must be paying for it somehow. The paper was threatened with legal action, for seemingly daring to ask questions, and getting one comment slightly wrong.
PS. Olive Brown, despite being on all these extra duties, found time to accept an 84% increase in allowances from the District Council.
Jim, Wear Valley, Co. Durham
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