Liberal Democrats announce their frontbench spokespeople

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Thu 25th Jun 2009

Liberal Democrats on Suffolk County Council have announced their front bench team, now that they are the official opposition on the council. Their line up is:

Leader: Kathy Pollard

Deputy Leader: David Wood

Children and Young People: Penny Otton

Adult Care Service: Inga Lockington

Finance and Performance: Andrew Cann

Roads and Transport: Caroline Page

Environment and Waste: John Field

Public Protection: David Wood

Health: Kathy Pollard

Customer Service and Diversity: Jane Chambers

Commenting on the appointments Group Leader Kathy Pollard said "We have a very strong frontbench team, who bring a considerable amount of expertise to their role. We look forward to holding the Conservative administration to account on a number of controversial issues including the closure of Middle Schools, falling educational standards and the increase in the number of serious road accidents in the County, as well as the worst potholes the public has seen in living memory."

Deputy Leader, Dave Wood added "We were somewhat taken aback by the appointment of the new Cabinet, with two new portfolios. The Greenest County portfolio should surely be a theme running through every department's responsibilities and should be within the remit of Environment. We wonder if the Conservatives were just trying to keep their new Ipswich councillors happy by creating a new role just for them."