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Regional Assembly is a title which has universally been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 . Their original defined role was to channel regional opinions to the business-led Regional Development Agencies . They now carry out a wide range of advocacy and consultancy roles with national government bodies and the European Union.
About two-thirds of Assembly members are appointees from the County and District councils and Unitary authorities in each Region, the remaining one-third are representatives of other regional interest groups.
In May 2002 the Government published a White Paper "Your Region, Your Choice" [1] outlining its plans for the possible establishment of Elected Regional Assemblies. These Assemblies were to be responsible for regional strategies dealing with sustainable development, economic development, spatial planning, transport, waste, housing, culture (including tourism) and biodiversity. They would be funded primarily by central government grant, with powers to raise additional funds from a precept on the council tax.
The Assemblies were expected to be elected by an Additional Member System similar to those used for the London Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly.
The Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 made provisions for referendums to be held to create such assemblies, and to simplify the structure of Local Government where this is done. Three such referendums were planned, for the regions of North East and North West England and Yorkshire and the HumberYorkshire and the Humber Admin HQ Leeds Area Total 5th in England 15,420 kmē Population Total ( 2001) Density 6th in England4,964,838322/kmē NUTS 1:UKE Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. It covers most of the traditional county of.
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On November 4 2004, voters in the North East rejected the proposal by 696,519 votes to 197,310. This result was seen as a block to elected regional assemblies elsewhere in England outside London. On November 8, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott told the House of Commons he would not move orders for the other two regions within the effective time limit of June, 2005 permitted by the Act.