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Government Office for the West Midlands - Official government office bringing together the regional operations of the Departments for Education and Skills; Work and Pensions; Trade and Industry; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Transport, Local Government and the Regions. The Home Office, Police, National Health Service and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport are also represented.
Tagish - West Midlands - Links to local government sites in the region.
UK MEPs - West Midlands - Contact information for Members of the European Parliament.
The Countryside Agency: West Midlands - Working to achieve the best for the English countryside through conservation, research, and influencing central and local government. Includes the area's State of the Countryside Report and the Rural Services Survey.
West Midlands Local Government Association - Guide to the work of the Association, the WMLGA committees and partner organisations.
DEFRA - West Midlands Regional Chapter - Geographic area and physical content; environment; social issues; rural business; impact of previous MAFF and non-MAFF schemes; proposed strategy, objectives and priorities for action. England Rural Development Programme from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
MEPs: West Midlands - Outlines the parliamentary activities, responsibilities and committee memberships of MEPs Philip Bradbourn, Philip Bushill-Matthews, John Corrie and Malcolm Harbour. Includes biographies and a copy of the 1999 Conservative Party euro-election manifesto.
European Information Network for the West Midlands - Information about European issues as they affect the region, with directories of further resources and news. Supported by the European Commission Representation in the UK.
Advantage West Midlands - The regional development agency. Includes details of how the agency creates jobs, improves skills, increases competitiveness and attacks social exclusion.
West Midlands Regional Assembly - Introduction to what it is, what it does, assembly members and contact information.
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