New research published today reveals Yorkshire is massively under-represented on the boards of non-elected quangos.
The New Local Government Network report found that more than half of 1,000 quango board members live in London and the South East.
However, whilst this situation is both disturbing and wrong, the real scandal is the continued rise in the number and powers of these bodies across the country.
As the report confirms, quangos now have a combined annual budget of £123 billion of public money and yet a great many of them have next to no proper scrutiny for the decisions they take.
This situation must change and I know it is an issue high on the priority list for the next Conservative Government.
In the meantime, it is obvious that the membership of quango boards must become more representative of the country as a whole including the involvement of greater numbers of people from Keighley and Ilkley.
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