West Midlands Regional Assembly

The West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA) was the regional assembly 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.

Organisation

The assembly was not an elected body an was made up of 100 members ^[1], of which:

68 are nominated from local authorities across the region, including county, district, borough and city councils.
16 are from the business sector.
16 are from regional interest groups such as trade unions, parish councils and environmental groups.

The 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.

Regional planning in England

Regions	East • East Midlands • London • North East • North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire and the Humber

Regional development agencies	East • East Midlands • London • North East • North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire and the Humber

Local authority leaders' boards	East • East Midlands • North East • North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire and the Humber

Defunct regional assemblies	East • East Midlands • North East • North West • South East • South West • West Midlands • Yorkshire and the Humber

London	Greater London Authority • Mayor of London • London Assembly • London Development Agency • Transport for London • Metropolitan Police Authority • London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority • London Plan

Local enterprise partnerships	Local enterprise partnership