The West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA) was the regional chamber for the West Midlands region of England, established in 1999. It was based in Birmingham. It was abolished on 31 March 2010, its functions transferring to West Midlands Leaders Board and to Advantage West Midlands.
Formation | 1999 |
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Legal status | Regional chamber |
Headquarters | Birmingham |
Region served | West Midlands |
Website | wmra.gov.uk |
Organisation
editThe assembly was not an elected body and was made up of 100 members[1] of which:
Role
editThe main functions performed by the WMRA included:[2]
- Channelling regional opinions to the business-led regional development agency (Advantage West Midlands).
- Carrying out advocacy and consultancy roles with national government bodies and the European Union,
- The Assembly is the Regional Planning Body with a duty to formulate a Regional Spatial Strategy.
References
edit- ^ "West Midlands Regional Assembly". UK. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "About Us". UK: West Midlands Regional Assembly. Retrieved 3 February 2014.