What is London Regional Select Committee?
The '''London Regional Select Committee''' was one of nine regional [[Parliamentary select committees of the United Kingdom|select committees]] of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. The House of Commons agreed to create the committee on 25 June 2009,<ref name=hansard1>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090625/debtext/90625-0008.htm#09062552000003 House of Commons Hansard Debates from 25 June 2009 - London Regional Select Committee Motion]</ref> after committees for the eight other [[regions of England]] were created in November 2008.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm081112/debtext/81112-0016.htm#08111228000014 House of Commons Hansard Debates from 12 Nov 2008 - Regional Select Committees Motion]</ref> '[[Regional minister]]s' were appointed by [[Gordon Brown]] when he was made [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|Prime Minister]] in June 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6255914.stm BBC News - In full: Brown's government]</ref> The committee was created on 1 January 2009. It ceased to exist upon the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmvote/81112v01.htm Votes and Proceedings for 12 November 2010, Item 10].</ref><ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmstords/539/539.pdf Standing Orders of the House of Commons], Standing Order 152F.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Political organisations in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Organisations based in London]]