GRAND COMMITTEES

That this House notes the greater need to promote regions within the United Kingdom in light of the fact that London, Scotland and Wales have their own representative bodies; recognises the English regions' need to be represented adequately in Parliament and in particular hold public bodies and Government accountable for decisions taken on a local level in addition to shaping regional policies; and calls on the Government to establish grand committees for each of the English regions with question time sessions to be introduced in the House for each region respectively, so that hon. Members can discuss in more detail issues relating to their locality and ensure greater accountability exists throughout the UK.