It bordered North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south. It faced east towards the North Sea. The name "Humberside" was used as an informal name and geographical term for the area surrounding the Humber prior to the creation of the county.
It was first adopted as an official term in when the planning region of Yorkshire and Humberside was created consisting of the East , West Ridings of Yorkshire and Parts of Lindsey from Lincolnshire. It was created by the Local Government Act on 1 April It covered the former county boroughs of Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull. From the West Riding it took both the borough of Goole and the rural district of Goole.
In the Redcliffe-Maud Report no directly-analogous area had been proposed, with the part north of the Humber consisting of one unitary authority, and the part south of it constituting another. The White Paper as proposed did not include a cross-Humber authority, either, with the northern part forming an "East Yorkshire" area and the southern area forming a Lincolnshire area.
Humberside finally emerged in the Local Government Bill as introduced to Parliament, which also gave it its name for the first time. The amendment was rejected by the House. At this time, there was very little connecting its two parts, aside from ferries and a circuitous journey via Goole a road journey from Grimsby to Beverley, the headquarters, being something just under miles.
It was promised by the government that the Humber Bridge would make it a more viable unit. By the bridge was planned to open in Humberside County Council held a competition to design a coat of arms for the new county. The shield was an heraldic map of the county: at the top was a gold ducal coronet from the arms of the city of Hull between two white Yorkshire roses, while at the bottom of the shield were two gold fleurs-de-lis representing Lincolnshire.
Across the centre of the shield was a blue and silver wave for the River Humber. The crest was a blue eagle taken from the East Riding County Council arms rising phoenix -like from flames, suggesting a new authority emerging from the ashes of the old. The county stretched from Wold Newton in its northern tip, to a different Wold Newton at its most southern point. It bordered North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south.
It faced east towards the North Sea. It was created by the Local Government Act on 1 April It covered the former county boroughs of Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull.
From the West Riding it took both the borough of Goole and the rural district of Goole. In the Redcliffe-Maud Report no directly-analogous area had been proposed, with the part north of the Humber constituting of one unitary authority, and the part south of it constituting another. The White Paper as proposed did not include a cross-Humber authority, either, with the northern part forming an "East Yorkshire" area and the southern area forming a Lincolnshire area.
Humberside finally emerged in the Local Government Bill as introduced to Parliament, which also gave it its name for the first time. The amendment was rejected by the House. At this time, there was very little connecting its two parts, aside from ferries and a circuitous journey via Goole a road journey from Grimsby to Beverley, the headquarters, being something just under miles. It was promised by the government that the Humber Bridge would make it a more viable unit.
By the bridge was planned to open in The county was divided into nine non-metropolitan districts :. Humberside County Council held a competition to design a coat of arms for the new county. The shield was an heraldic map of the county: at the top was a gold ducal coronet from the arms of the city of Hull between two white Yorkshire roses, while at the bottom of the shield were two gold fleurs-de-lis representing Lincolnshire.
Across the centre of the shield was a blue and silver wave for the River Humber. The crest was a blue eagle taken from the East Riding County Council arms rising phoenix -like from flames, suggesting a new authority emerging from the ashes of the old.
Gentleman has his own view, but his fears are not reflected in the views of my constituents who write to me on the subject.
All psephological evidence on the subject shows that what I have been saying to the House and my hon. Friend the Minister is true, and that the bond of loyalty between the people of Humberside and the county council simply does not exist. That is why the county council is fighting a vigorous—I do not think that it will be effective—rearguard action, the latest part of which is the attempt at a judicial review. I understand that leave to bring in a judicial review has been refused and an appeal is pending—perhaps the Minister can confirm that.
The mere fact that a judicial review is being sought does not reflect popular public opinion in my constituency or, I would venture to say, the whole of the north bank of the Humber. Therefore, if I get nothing more out of my hon. Friend the Minister this afternoon, my constituents and I would like him at least to restate the Government's commitment to reform on the north bank of the Humber.
Before the Local Government Commission put forward its proposals I was in favour of single-tier, all-purpose local government, based on the district, as that was what all my experience told me would be best.
It would be small enough to attract the sort of loyalty that a local authority requires to get consent. However, the commission did not come up with that, but with what will be, in effect, an East Yorkshire county council.
As a result, there has been a bit of difficulty—I put it no higher than that—with some of the districts in considering that proposal, but there has been no profound objection.
I am sure that the Minister already knows that the districts are unofficially beginning to work together to consider the practicalities of how they should be organised when the change is implemented. Therefore, I underline the fact that I have no doubt that the districts, and all of us who will be affected by the change when it comes—I hope that it does—will make the recommendations work.
That should give the Minister some satisfaction when the proposals are brought forward after any judicial review, if it takes place—I do not expect that it will. I am not here to ask my hon. Friend the Minister to get the Secretary of State to give us the decision, which will come in the fullness of time.
All that I want the Minister to say is that reform is on its way, irrespective of what may be happening in other parts of the country.
I could be doing all sorts of things. I could be on my way to my constituency to help win Humberside for the Conservatives in the European election, which is what I expect to happen. I am asking these questions because one hears rumours—admittedly mainly in the press—that the Government are thinking again about the pace of reform. I have given them no credence, but I am providing the Minister with the opportunity to give no credence to the rumour that Government zeal for reform is waning, that Ministers are not as keen as they were about the reforms that I am talking about and- that the status quo would give them fewer problems.
I hope that that is not the prevailing Government view. Judging from my hon. Friend's reaction to one or two of my remarks, I think that I now know what his and the Government's views are. If it were any different, my constituents would feel let down. They rightly feel that they have been promised reform and that is what they want. To use a cricketing metaphor, if the Government want some runs on the board, we can provide them in Humberside.
Reform does not run counter to the Government's philosophy over the local government review. As I recall it, that philosophy was that there should be no blanket solutions or iron rigidity and that what is agreed for the south-west of England should not be forced on us in Humberside. We need flexible solutions. If there is to be no reform in the south-west, it should not mean no reform in my constituency. I need clarification from the Minister this afternoon so that he can reassure me and my constituents.
He could best do so in the following way. First, he could make a clear statement that local government reform will come about in Humberside. He and I both know that there is the complication posed by the judicial review.
If he cannot answer this now, perhaps he will do so in a letter, but if the review succeeds by some mischance—I do not think that it will—what will be the Government's strategy for my constituency? Secondly, will my hon. Friend say something about the timetable and reconfirm what we all understand to be the case—that in May we expect shadow elections for the new authority, whatever it is to be, which would lead to the starting date for the new council or councils in April ?
I want to know that we are going to achieve that target, if he thinks that it is the correct one. Or does he anticipate any slippage, perhaps not due to the judicial review, but to any other consideration that none of us knows about? Finally, will the Government introduce separate parliamentary orders? He may not have the information, but perhaps he can write to me. I am aware of the written answer, which stated: we shall decide on handling at the time, taking into account the pressure of parliamentary business.
Could my hon. Friend also tell me a little about the timetable? I note that the implementing order for Cleveland is likely to be laid in June and made in July —at least, that was the position as I understood it at the last time of looking. What is the position for Humberside? I merely thank my hon. Friend the Minister and everybody else for listening to me—all two of them plus the Minister on the Front Bench.
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