1.   But the Detroit metropolitan area, comprising various cities in three surrounding counties, already has regional governmental authorities.

2.   Funding for this network will be provided by the three ministries, regional authorities, and network users.

3.   Ministers are expected to delay approving the Hastings eastern and western bypasses despite the regional authority voting in favour last month.

4.   Regional authorities face the chop and a smaller number of new committees will keep an eye on the self-governing trusts.

5.   Transport does not appear as a separate item, but as part of the overall block grant to regional authorities.

6.   ...increased decentralisation and greater powers for regional authorities.

7.   The regional authorities in Wallonia, which were responsible for policy but dependent upon allocations from central government, were unable to pay for such increases.

8.   Regional authorities are much happier with a combined approach and it seems possible to retain our individual identity within this framework, while promoting development education.

9.   The regional authorities have a major role in resource and curriculum planning for the school and community education sectors.