All RDAs across England are closing by March 2012
(see transition and closure section).
With our resources reducing steadily, this page has not been recently updated and the information below may not be current.
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Grand Committee
At the same time that the Modernisation Select Committee
reported on Regional Select Committees they recommended that
Regional Grand Committees be established to scrutinise the work of
the Regional Minister.
The inaugural South West Regional Grand Committee met on 3
September 2009 - the first meeting nationally - where
questions were posed to the Regional Minister (Jim Knight
MP). A debate on the Recession in the South West was also
held as part of the proceedings of the day.
The Chair of the South West Grand Committee is Robert Key
MP - Salisbury. All South West MPs are eligible to
attend.
Although, the South West RDA does not have direct role in the
proceedings of the Grand Committee, it may be asked to provide
information to help better the understanding of the economy of the
South West.