East Midlands Regional Assembly

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The East Midlands Regional Assembly is the regional assembly for the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.^[1]It is based at Melton.

[edit] History

It was created by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. It is based opposite PERA on Nottingham Road in Melton Mowbray.

[edit] Function

It was originally created to divide up the money given in government grants for the East Midlands. However, EMDA in Nottingham, the local government-run regional development agency, is taking over this role, and has done similar work in the past. It is currently involved in promoting energy efficiency throughout businesses and local authorities in the East Midlands.

[edit] Structure

It has 111 members, with seventy from the 46 local authorities and thirty-five from local businesses. The Assembly Board has 18 members. There are 20 permanent staff. Government funding comes from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

[edit] See also

• East Midlands
• East Midlands Development Agency

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Local Government East Midlands (also based in Melton)
• Government Office for the East Midlands (based on Talbot Street in Nottingham)
• News Distribution Service for the East Midlands from the Central Office of Information

[edit] Video clips

• Promotional video

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