South East Wales Regional Committee Is One of the Assembly’S Five Regional Committees
South Wales East Regional Committee Report to the National Assembly for Wales: April 2006 to March 2007 Introduction 1. The South East Wales Regional Committee is one of the Assembly’s five regional committees. The geographic area of the Committee, as specified by Standing Order 10.1, included Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and Rhymney. 2. Jocelyn Davies was the elected as Chair at the start of the reporting period, in accordance with the agreed cycle of progression between the political parties. 3. Committee Members were: Rosemary Butler, Jeff Cuthburt, David Davies, Jocelyn Davies, Michael German, William Graham, John Griffiths, Irene James, Laura Anne Jones, Trish Law (replacing Peter Law - who died during the reporting period), Huw Lewis and Lynne Neagle. Remit and method of working 4. The role of the regional committees, as defined by Standing Order 10.2, is to advise the Assembly on matters affecting their regions, the effect of Assembly policies in those regions and the work of public bodies there. 5. The Committee has continued with the working practices established during the first Assembly. In particular, it adopted a themed approach to meetings. The Committee continued to give prominence to public participation at meetings. Meetings always included an ‘open microphone’ session, to enable members of the public to ask questions not only to the panel of speakers but also the Committee Members. Whenever appropriate, the Chair ensured that members of the public received a written reply to their questions from the relevant Assembly Minister. 6. During the reporting period, the Committee met at Blackwood, Caldicot and Pontypool.
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