House of Lords written question – answered am ar 23 Ionawr 2009.
Lord Greaves
Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government which areas have signed multi-area agreements; and which unitary, top-tier and second-tier local authorities are taking part in each one.
Baroness Andrews
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
The following areas have signed multi-area agreements:
| Areas | Authorities involved |
| Tees Valley | Darlington Borough Council |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | |
| Greater Manchester | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Manchester City Council | |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Salford City Council | |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| South Yorkshire | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Sheffield City Council | |
| Leeds City Region | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | |
| Borough Council of Calderdale | |
| Craven District Council | |
| Harrogate Borough Council | |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Council | |
| Leeds City Council | |
| North Yorkshire County Council | |
| Selby District Council | |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | |
| City of York Council | |
| Partnership for Urban South Hampshire | Hampshire County Council |
| East Hampshire County Council | |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | |
| Fareham Borough Council | |
| Gosport Borough Council | |
| Havant Borough Council | |
| New Forest District Council | |
| Portsmouth City Council | |
| Southampton City Council | |
| Test Valley Borough Council | |
| Winchester City Council | |
| Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole | Bournemouth Borough Council |
| Christchurch Borough Council | |
| Dorset County Council | |
| East Dorset District Council, | |
| North Dorset District Council | |
| West Dorset District Council | |
| Borough of Poole | |
| Purbeck District Council | |
| Weymouth and Portland Borough Council | |
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead Council |
| Durham County Council | |
| Newcastle City Council | |
| Northumberland County Council | |
| North Tyneside Council | |
| South Tyneside Council | |
| Sunderland City Council | |
| Liverpool City Region | Halton Borough Council |
| Knowsley Metropolitan District Council | |
| Liverpool City Council | |
| Sefton Metropolitan District Council | |
| St Helens Metropolitan District Council | |
| Wirral Metropolitan District Council | |
| Leicester and Leicestershire | Leicester City Council |
| Leicestershire County Council | |
| Pennine Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council |
| Burnley Borough Council | |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | |
| Pendle Borough Council | |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | |
| Rossendale Borough Council | |
| Lancashire County Council |
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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