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Lancashire APPG minutes Type of meeting Inaugural meeting. Time, date, venue 10am, Thursday 10th December 2020. In attendance Parliamentarians Others Sara Britcliffe MP. Cllr Geoff Driver, Lancashire County Council. Rosie Cooper MP. Stephen Young, Lancashire County Council. Nigel Evans MP. Smyth Harper, Lancashire County Council. Katherine Fletcher MP. Frank McKenna, Downtown in Business. Mark Menzies MP. Simon Danczuk, Downtown in Business. David Morris MP. Apologies Parliamentarians Others Lord David Alton None. Scott Benton MP. Antony Higginbotham MP. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP. Andrew Stephenson MP. Introductions Frank McKenna welcomed everyone to the meeting and set out how the group came about and what its broad aims were. Cllr Geoff Driver talked about how other council leaders would be asked to be involved, Government wanting local MPs involved in funding bids for projects and how this APPG will help with that and described it as a chance for us to all work together for the people of Lancashire. Election of officers David Morris MP was proposed by Rosie Cooper MP to be chair, that was seconded by Mark Menzies MP, and was agreed by the meeting. Rosie Cooper MP was proposed to be vice-chair by Mark Menzies MP, that was seconded by Katherine Fletcher, and was agreed by the meeting. Mark Menzies MP was proposed to be vice-chair by David Morris MP, that was seconded by Nigel Evans MP, and was agreed by the meeting. Sara Britcliffe MP was proposed to be vice-chair by David Morris MP, that was seconded by Nigel Evans MP, and was agreed by the meeting. Elected Chair’s opening David Morris MP talked about the Northern Powerhouse, the recent Spending Review, remarks the Eden Project, and how we need to ensure Lancashire gets its fair share of investment. Any other business It was agreed that The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, be invited to be Honorary President. Date and time of next It was agreed that the next meeting would be in March, and considering the pandemic, meeting may be a live event or a hybrid one to suit people’s needs. .

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