The London Regional Select Committee was one of nine regional

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of the

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in the

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. The establishment of the committee was agreed by the House of Commons on 25 June 2009,House of Commons Hansard Debates from 25 June 2009 - London Regional Select Committee Motion
/ref> following the establishment of regional select committees for the eight other

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in November 2008, and the appointment of '

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s' by

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on his appointment as

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in June 2007. The committee came into existence on 1 January 2009 and ceased to exist upon the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010. The purpose of the committee, which was slightly different from the remit of the other regional select committees, was "to examine the Government’s regional policies for London and the Government’s relationship with the Greater London Authority and regional bodies".

Membership

The committee was first appointed by the House of Commons on 14 December 2009, nine months after the appointment of the eight other regional affairs select committees. The committee only contained 5

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members and one

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member as opposed to the 9 members from various parties as was agreed in the original regional committee establishment motion of 12 November 2008, as the

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and Liberal Democrats refused to nominate any members as a sign of their opposition to the existence of regional committees.House of Commons Hansard - 14 December 2009 - Col 748
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References

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