RIVER SAFETY: COMMITTEES (Hansard, 15 April 1993)

The Earl of Caithness

The national committee is chaired by Michael Jackson of the Department of Transport. The membership includes representatives from the Home Office, Department of the Environment, Department of National Heritage, Health and Safety Executive, Scottish Office, Welsh Office and Northern Ireland Office. The remaining membership is:

Capt. P. Tambling, Association of District Councils;
Lt. Col. K. Reynolds, Association of County Councils;
Mr. McCluskie, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities;
Mr. B. Dice, British Waterways;
Mr. J. Redmond, National Rivers Authority;
Capt. J. Watson, Chamber of Shipping;
Cdr. W. Anderson, Royal Yachting Association;
Mr. B. Wheeler, British Motor Ship Owners Association;
Mr. T. Nighy, British Marine Industries Federation;
Mr. D. Jeffery, British Ports Federation;
Mr. G. Edwards, Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association;
Lt. Cdr. B. Miles, Royal National Lifeboat Institution;
Asst. Chief Constable D. Mellish, Association of Chief Police Officers.

The membership of the district committees is as follows:

North East of England District Safety Committee

Mr. J. A. Hedley (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mr. R. M. Johnson, National Rivers Authority;
Mr. M. L. Robinson, Stephenson Clarke Shipping;
Mr. A. Oliver, Association of Pleasure Craft Operators;
Mr. M. L. Labistour, Association of British Ports;
Mr. B. Clinch, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. I. White, British Waterways;
Mr. J. K. Horner, Association of Police Officers;
Mr. P. J. Lewis, Tees and Hartlepool Authority;
Mr. A. Metcalf, Hull City Council;
Mr. A. J. Hughes, Association of Pleasure Craft Operators;
Mr. M. Cowling, Yorks and Humberside Regional Association;
Mr. G. E. Dodds, Royal Yachting Association;
Mr. J. Brinkhurst, Port of Tyne Authority;
Mr. W. E. Barnes, HM Coastguard.

South East of England District Safety Committee

Capt. F. Duffin (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mr. R. G. Woodgate, Department of Transport;
Capt. A. Uden, Department of Transport;
Mr. D. L. Garland, Department of Transport;
Mr. J. Alexander, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. G. Christian, P&O European Ferries (Felixstowe) Ltd;
Mr. N. Cutmore, Trinity House Lighthouse Service;
Mr. P. Daly, Norfolk County Council;
Mr. P. D. Gilson, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations;
Mr. B. Gubbins, London Fire and Civil Defence Authority;
Mr. A. Griffiths, HM Coastguard;
Supt. R. Glen, Metropolitan Police (Thames Division);
Capt. R. Halanen, Sealink Stena Line Ltd;
Mr. G. Milne, London Boroughs Association;
Mr. R. Storey, Essex County Council;
Capt. G. S. Varney, Port of London Authority;
Mr. J. Waters, National Rivers Authority;
Capt. P. R. White, Dover Harbour Board.

South and South West of England District Safety Committee

Mr. W. Beck (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mr. A. L. Curtis, County Oil and Chemical Pollution Officer, Hampshire;
Mr. R. Gainsford, County Emergency Planning Officer, Devon;
Lt. Col. K. H. J. Reynolds, County Emergency Officer, Devon;
Mr. S. Lygo, County Emergency Planning Officer, Cornwall;
Lt. Col. I. M. Appleton, County Emergency Planning Officer, Isle of Wight;
Capt. J. A. Davenport, Chamber of Shipping;
Mr. R. Perry, Oil Spill Service Centre;
Comm. D. G. Eliot, HM Coastguard, Falmouth;
Mr. A. Griffiths, Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre;
Cdr. J. Bywater, Marine Pollution Control Unit;
Mr. R. Pearson, British Motor Ship Owners Association;
Capt. M. Ridge, Dock and Harbour Master Southampton;
Capt. A. P. Starling Lark, Sea Safety Group;
Cdr. A. D. King, Royal Yachting Association;
Capt. D. Stocks, South Coast Passenger Vessels Association;
Mr. N. Garwood, National Rivers Authority;
Sgt. M. Stephenson, Dorset Police.

East of Scotland District Safety Committee

Capt. N. D. McFarlane (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Capt. B. Atkinson, Aberdeen Harbour Board;
Mr. W. Hay, Scottish Fishermen's Federation;
Capt. K. Whiting, Shell UK;
Mr. R. Michie, Jacobite Cruises;
Mr. R. Driver, HM Coastguard;
Mr. B. Cork, Star Offshore Services PLC;
Mr. P. Lynch, Standby Ship Owners' Association;
Chief Supt. A. Ritchie, Grampian Police;
Mr. A. Robb, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. G. E. Scott-Watson, Professional Boatman's Association;
Capt. G. R. Forth, Northern Lighthouse Board;
Mr. P. Findlay, Ports Office for Scotland;
Capt. A. McInnes, United Kingdom Pilots Association (Marine);
Capt. R. M. Irving, Scottish Office;
Mr. B. Holgate, North East River Purification Board;
Mr. O. Ludlow, Royal Yachting Association;
Mr. P. F. Harris, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities;
Dr. J. R. Webster, Scottish Salmon Growers Association;
Dr. J. Baxter, Scottish Natural Heritage;
Ms A. Foster, Scottish Consumer Council;
Capt. G. Sutherland, Shetland Islands Council;
Mr. J. Moncrieff, Shetland Salmon Farmers Association;
Mr. D. R. Bond, NUMAST
Mr. S. Todd, RMT
Dep. Fire Master A. Lobban, Grampian Fire Brigade.

Wales District Marine Safety Committee

Mr. J. Leak (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mr. M. J. Jewell, RMT;
Mr. D. G. Rye, Council of Welsh Districts;
Mr. R. King, Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association;
Mr. D. Hadfield, Welsh Office;
ACC R. R. Evans, Association of Chief Police Officers;
Sgt. G. Lear, Association of Chief Police Officers;
Mr. R. Lurvey, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. A. Williams, National Rivers Authority;
Mr. D. Mathias, National Rivers Authority;
Mr. S. Sim, British Waterways Board;
Ms C. Hogan, British Motor Ship Owners Association;
Capt. J. E. Frost, British Ports Federation;
Mr. M. W. Hayward, HM Coastguard;
Capt. J. Phillips, Chamber of Shipping;
Mr. T. Allen, Professional Boat Owners Association;
Mr. P. Blacklock, Federation of Charter Skippers;
Mr. K. Thomas, Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers;
Mr. A. Young, Assembly of Welsh Counties;
Mr. R. Rhys Williams, National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations;
Mr. N. Cotton, Welsh Yachting Association;
Mr. G. Muir, Welsh Water;
Mr. A. J. Begg, Countryside Council for Wales.

North West of England Marine Safety Committee

Mr. J. Leak (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mr. T. Allen, Professional Boatmans Association;
Asst. Chief Constable J. M. Fawcett, Association of Chief Police Officers;
Chief Inspector Delaney, Association of Chief Police Officers;
Asst. Chief Fire Officer A. Butler, Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association;
Mr. R. Bradley, Association of Sea Fisheries Committees;
Mr. P. Blacklock, Federation of Charter Skippers;
Mr. C. Turner, Association of Metropolitan Authorities;
Mr. P. Bentham, British Waterways Board;
DC. M. North, HM Coastguard;
Mr. K. Usher, RMT;
Capt. T. Salmon, Chamber of Shipping;
Capt. J. F. Whiteside, British Ports Federation;
Capt. C. H. Allister, British Motor Ship Owners' Association;
Mr. Reid, Association of District Councils;
Mr. D. Faulkner, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. C. Drew, National Rivers Authority;
Mr. J. Dempsey T&GWU.

Northern Ireland District Safety Committee

Capt. A. Munro (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mrs. J. B. Colligan, Department of Transport;
Capt. L. R. Waters, Department of Transport;
Mr. W. Edgar, Health and Safety Inspectorate;
Mr. A. B. McRobert, Department of Environment for Northern Ireland;
Mrs. M. Bell, General Consumer Council;
Mr. R. H. James, Northern Ireland Fish Producers Association;
Mr. C. Richardson, Northern Ireland Office;
Ms J. Brown, Northern Ireland Office;
Mr. R. Maskey, RMT;
CI. B. Carlisle, Royal Ulster Constabulary;
Mr. D. Riordan, Small Passenger Ship Association of Northern Ireland;
Mr. J. McHenry, Department of Agriculture;
Mr. Stewart, Department of Environment for Northern Ireland;
Mr. R. J. Plunkett, Department of Environment for Northern Ireland;
Mr. C. Murphy, Fishery Conservancy Board;
Mr. B. Cunningham, HM Coastguard;
Mr. P. Lane, HM Coastguard;
Mr. R. O'Brian, Chamber of Shipping;
Mr. K. Hunter, British Motor Ship Owners Association Ltd.;
Mr. R. Rickard, Royal Yachting Association;
Capt. H. O'Byrne, British Ports Federation;
Mr. J. Wilsdon, British Red Cross.

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West of Scotland District Safety Commission

Capt. A. Munro (Chairman), Department of Transport;
Mrs. J. B. Colligan, Department of Transport;
Capt. Z. S. Grewal, Department of Transport;
Mr. T. McPherson, British Motor Ship Owners Association Ltd.;
Capt. W. D. Gillespie, British Ports Association;
Mr. J. Nelson, British Waterways Board;
Capt. R. C. S. Campbell, Chamber of Shipping;
Mr. P. Holmes, Clyde River Purification Board;
Mr. J. MacVicar, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities;
Mr. C. Neish, Highland Marine Transport Association;
Mr. P. Lane, HM Coastguard;
Mr. J. K. Ives, Health and Safety Executive;
Mr. G. Lonie, RMT;
Mr. P. C. Findlay, Ports Office for Scotland;
Mr. J. Clow, Royal Yachting Association;

Married man with two children (under 11)
	Top marginal rate of tax¹ on earned income	Gross earned income at which top marginal rate is first applied	Gross earned income at which 40 per cent, marginal rate is first applied³
Year	Per cent.		Current prices	1993–94 prices¹	Current prices £	1993–94 prices²
			£	£	£	£
1957–58	92.50	—	15,279	179,600	—	—
1958–59	92.50	—	15,279	175,542	—	—
1959–60	88.75	—	15,279	175,248	—	—
1960–61	88.75	—	15,279	172,990	—	—
1961–62	88.75	—	18,847	205,800	—	—
1962–63	88.75	—	18,847	199,015	—	—
1963–64	88.75	—	18,901	196,379	—	—
1964–65	88.75	—	18,901	188,768	—	—
1965–66	96.25	—	18,879	180,018	—	—
1966–67	91.25	—	18,879	173,511	—	—
1967–68	91.25	—	18,879	169,599	—	—
1968–69	91.25	—	18,900	160,937	—	—
1969–70	91.25	—	18,900	153,043	—	—
1970–71	91.25	—	18,920	142,819	—	—
1971–72	75.44	(88.75)	20,776	143,544	—	—
1972–73	79.69	(93.75)	20,776	134,038	—	—
1973–74	75.00	(90.00)	21,175	123,698	6,175	36,072
1974–75	83.00	(98.00)	21,345	105,768	6,345	31,441
1975–76	83.00	(98.00)	21,435	85,243	5,935	23,602
1976–77	83.00	(98.00)	21,685	74,805	6,685	23,061
1977–78	83.00	(98.00)	22,821	69,057	7,821	23,666
1978–79	83.00	(98.00)	25,735	71,905	9,735	27,200
1979–80	60.00	(75.00)	26,815	64,691	11,815	28,504
1980–81	60.00	(75.00)	29,895	62,004	13,395	27,782
1981–82	60.00	(75.00)	29,895	55,610	13,395	24,917
1982–83	60.00	(75.00)	33,945	58,970	15,245	26,484
1983–84	60.00	(75.00)	38,795	64,399	17,395	28,875
1984–85	60.00	—	41,225	65,145	18,555	29,321
1985–86	60.00	—	43,655	65,135	19,655	29,326
1986–87	60.00	—	44,855	64,847	20,855	30,150
1987–88	60.00	—	44,995	62,553	21,695	30,161
1988–89	40.00	—	23,395	30,685	23,395	30,685
1989–90	40.00	—	25,075	30,507	25,075	30,507
1990–91	40.00	—	25,425	28,201	25,425	28,201
1991–92	40.00	—	28,715	30,408	28,715	30,408
1992–93	40.00	—	28,865	29,590	28,865	29,590
⁴1993–94	40.00	—	28,865	28,865	28,865	28,865

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Mrs. H. Anderson, Scottish Consumer Council;

Mr. C. T. Finn, Scottish Fishermen's Federation;

Capt. R. Mill, Irving Scottish Office;

Supt. White, Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland.