Regional Affairs Committee
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The Regional Affairs Committee is a general committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom that considers any matter related to regional affairs in England may be referred to it. The Committee comprises thirteen MPs from English constituencies, although any MP representing an English constituency may participate in its debates. In that it is similar to the Northern Ireland
, Scottish
, and Welsh Grand Committee
s. Also like those committees, provision is made for it to meet away from Westminster.
The Committee was created in 2000, but has not been since 2003, and no members were appointed during the 2005/10 Parliament. On 27 May 2010, the Leader of the House of Commons
, Sir George Young
, said that the Government would not reintroduce the regional select committees, which considered matters relevant to each English region, and would announce its plans for the Regional Grand Committees in due course. It was not clear whether the fate of the Regional Affairs Committee would be announced at the same time; however, Young did question its necessity when he was an Opposition backbencher.
Northern Ireland Grand Committee
The Northern Ireland Grand Committee is one of three such grand committees in the United Kingdom Parliament. The other two are for Scotland and Wales...
, Scottish
Scottish Grand Committee
The Scottish Grand Committee is a committee of the House of Commons. It is not a select committee , but rather a grand committee composed of all 59 Scottish MPs ....
, and Welsh Grand Committee
Welsh Grand Committee
The Welsh Grand Committee is a committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
s. Also like those committees, provision is made for it to meet away from Westminster.
The Committee was created in 2000, but has not been since 2003, and no members were appointed during the 2005/10 Parliament. On 27 May 2010, the Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons
The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons...
, Sir George Young
Sir George Young, 6th Baronet
Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and has served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997, and Ealing Acton before...
, said that the Government would not reintroduce the regional select committees, which considered matters relevant to each English region, and would announce its plans for the Regional Grand Committees in due course. It was not clear whether the fate of the Regional Affairs Committee would be announced at the same time; however, Young did question its necessity when he was an Opposition backbencher.