Cowans new chairman
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NE BRIDGE Labour MP Harry Cowans is set to be the new Chairn of the House of Commons transport select committee.
Cowans is one of only ted to carry forward their ex ae Labour MPs on the 11ang committee, but it has in been agreed that the Opfltion should chair the corntee.
1 the last Parliament, former
MP Tom Bradley was chairn, but he lost his Leicester
seat at the election.
1r Cowans should have been .;ted chairman this week, but our protests over the Govment's refusal to back the Bill ining discrimination against disabled blocked the setting af all the select committees. It ot yet clear when Labour will p its opposition to the estabment of the committees, ch it supports in principle.
he other two Labour MPs on committee are both former mbers of the committee, ig with Mr Cowans. Like Mr vans, Sunderland South MP don Bagier is a member of National Union of Railway1. The other Labour member, ng Southall Transport and ieral Works Union sponsored Sydney Bidwell is a former 3 member.
lree of the seven Tory MPs e members of the old Trans Select Committee. Wellingnigh MP Peter Fry, Falmouth David Mudd and Chorley MP Dover have all been selec pertise.
New Tory members are Tynemouth MP Neville Trotter, better known for his defence interests, Birmingham Yardley MP David Gilroy Bevan, Derbyshire West MP Matthew Parris (an opponent of heavy lorries) and Birmingham Northfield MP Roger King, who was elected in June.
The Alliance member of the committee is Isle of Wight Liberal MP Stephen Ross, who is the Liberal transport spokesman.