Regions of England
Regions,of,England
The,regions,formerly,known,as,the,Government,Office,Regions;,GORs,are,the,highest,tier,of,sub-national,division,in,England12,Between,1994,and,2011,,nine,regions,had,officially,devolved,functions,within,Government,While,they,no,longer,fulfil,this,role,,they,continue,to,be,used,for,statistical,and,some,administrative,purposes,They,define,areas,constituencies,for,the,purposes,of,elections,to,the,European,Parliament,Eurostat,also,uses,them,to,demarcate,first,level,Nomenclature,of,Territorial,Units,for,Statistics,NUTS,regions,"NUTS,1,regions",within,the,European,Union,The,regions,generally,follow,the,boundaries,of,the,former,standard,regions,,established,in,the,1940s,for,statistical,purposes
The,London,region,also,known,as,Greater,London,has,a,directly,elected,Mayor,and,Assembly,Six,regions,have,local,authority,leaders,boards,to,assist,with,correlating,the,headline,policies,of,local,authorities,The,remaining,two,regions,no,longer,have,any,administrative,functions,,having,abolished,their,regional,local,authority,leaders,boards
In,1998,,regional,chambers,were,established,in,the,eight,regions,of,england,map,,regions,of,england,,regions,of,england,and,wales,,regions,of,england,historical,,regions,of,england,sightseeing,,regions,of,england,cusine,Regions,of,England
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