LGA General Assembly 4 July 2017

LGA Vice-Presidents 2017/18

Purpose of report

To invite the General Assembly to note the appointments of Vice-Presidents for 2017/18, under Article 7.2 of the LGA Constitution.

Summary

This report sets out those Members of the House of Commons, House of Lords and that the LGA Political Groups have invited to be Vice-Presidents for 2017/18.

Recommendation

That the General Assembly notes the appointment of the Members of Parliament, Peers, and Members of European Parliament listed below as Vice-Presidents for 2017/2018.

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LGA Vice-Presidents 2017/2018

1. Set out below are the Vice-President appoitments for 2017/18:

2. Conservative

2.1. Charles Walker MP (Broxbourne) 2.2. Margot James MP (Stourbridge) 2.3. Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood) 2.4. Bob Blackman MP (Harrow East) 2.5. Andrew Lewer MP (Northampton South) 2.6. Lord Whitby 2.7. Lord True 2.8. Baroness Eaton 2.9. Baroness Scott of Bybrook 2.10. Julie Girling MEP (South West)

3. Labour

3.1. MP (Sheffield South East) 3.2. Catherine McKinnell MP (Newcastle upon Tyne North) 3.3. MP (Croydon North) 3.4. MP (Ilford North) 3.5. MP (Hornsey and Wood Green) 3.6. MP (Wentworth and Dearne) 3.7. Angela Rayner MP (Ashton-under-Lyne) 3.8. Jim McMahon MP (Oldham West and Royton) 3.9. Meg Hillier MP (Hackney South and ) 3.10. Lord Beecham 3.11. Lord Kennedy of Southwark 3.12. Baroness Smith of Basildon 3.13. Lord Smith of Leigh 3.14. Lord Whitty 3.15. Dame Glenis Willmott MEP (East Midlands) 3.16. Derek Vaughan MEP (Wales)

4. Liberal Democrats

4.1. MP (Westmorland and Lonsdale) 4.2. Norman Lamb MP (North Norfolk) 4.3. Layley Moran MP (Oxford West and Abingdon) 4.4. Wera Hobhouse MP (Bath) 4.5. Lord Tope 4.6. Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville 4.7. Baroness Janke 4.8. Baroness Maddock 4.9. Baroness Scott of Needham Market

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4.10. Lord Shipley 4.11. Baroness Pinnock 4.12. Baroness Thornhill 4.13. Baroness Brinton 4.14. Lord Storey 4.15. Lord Scriven 4.16. Catherine Bearder MEP (South East England)

5. Independent Group

5.1. Liz Saville-Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd) 5.2. MP (Green, Brighton Pavillion) 5.3. Lord Best (crossbench) 5.4. Lord Adebowale (crossbench) 5.5. Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green) 5.6. Earl of Lytton (crossbench) 5.7. Earl of Listowel (crossbench) 5.8. Baroness Howarth of Breckland (crossbench) 5.9. Baroness Greengross (crossbench) 5.10. Baroness Grey-Thompson (crossbench) 5.11. Lord Bichard (crossbench) 5.12. Lord O’Neill of Gatley (crossbench) 5.13. Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru) 5.14. Patrick O’Flynn MEP (UKIP, Eastern England) 5.15. Keith Taylor MEP (Green, South East)

Code of Conduct

6. The LGA President and Vice-Presidents are required to operate in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords, House of Commons, and European Parliament. This has been made clear in invitations to new Vice-Presidents and will be referenced in letters to those Vice-Presidents whose role is being renewed for a further year.

Financial Implications

7. There are no financial implications to this paper.