HC Deb 01 February 1940 vol 356 cc1276-82W
Mr. Liddall

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade whether it is the Government's intention, under the Price Regulated Goods (No. 1) Order, 1939, to consult local authorities as to the membership of local price regulation committees; and whether arrangements are being made for members of local authorities to serve on such committees?

Major Lloyd George

The membership of the Local Price Regulation Committees for England and Wales was announced in the Press recently. It is hoped shortly to publish a second list containing the names of sonic additional members of these committees and also the membership of the committees for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Generally speaking, each Local Price Regulation Committee covers an area of several counties, and it would not have been practicable to consult local authorities as to their constitution. I am satisfied that there was full and proper consultation with local opinion in the selection of the members of these committees; many of them are, in fact, also members of local authorities in their districts.

Mr. Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade the names of the committee functioning under the Prices of Goods Act, 1939, for the city of Leicester, showing whether any, and what, arrangement for payment has been made or whether the whole service is voluntary; who is the secretary of that committee; whether this a salaried office; arid, if so, on what terms?

Major Lloyd George

The city of Leicester falls within the North Midland region; the Local Price Regulation Committee has its headquarters at Nottingham. Following is a statement giving the information which my hon. and learned Friend desires:

Chairman:

  • Mr. Dingwall L. Bateson. Salary £500.

Members:

  • Mr. J. W. Blower. Unpaid.
  • Mr. E. Button. Unpaid.
  • Alderman J. N. Derbyshire, F.C.A., J.P. Unpaid.
  • Mr. J. Hunt, LL.D. Unpaid.
  • Alderman F. J. Jenkinson. Unpaid.
  • Major E. H. Spalding, T.D. Unpaid. Alderman Mrs. E. E. Wainwright. Unpaid.

Secretary:

  • Mr. D. Craven-Griffiths, established civil servant, on salary scale £260–400.

Mr. Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade whether he will publish a list of all persons appointed in connection with the Prices of Goods Act, 1939, other than clerical staff, in London and the country, respectively; the various rates of salaries in paid positions; their previous occupations, indicating which of these are full-time appointments; and how many paid appointments were made through the central register of the Ministry of Labour?

Major Lloyd George

A list giving the information which my hon. and learned Friend desires follows. I should add that the appointment of further members to some of the local price regulation committees is under consideration, and their names will be announced as soon as possible. The membership of the Scottish committees and that for Northern Ireland is not yet complete but will be announced shortly.

No paid appointment was made through the Central Register of the Ministry of Labour.

The following is the list:

Committee and Membership. Salary.
CENTRAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE.
Chairman:
Mr. Raymond Evershed, K.C. Full time. £1,250
Members:
Sir Sidney Chapman, K.C.B., C.B.E.
Mr. O. H. Frost, M.B.E., M.C.
Mr. J. Halls worth.
Lieut.-General Sir G. M. W. Macdonogh, G.B.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
Mrs. M. Newman.
Mr. R. A. Palmer.
Mr. E. E. Spicer.
Mr. W. S. Walters.
Secretary:
Miss M. D. Shufeldt (Secretary to the International Sugar Council). Full time. £800
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, NORTHERN REGION, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
Chairman:
Colonel Robert Pearson Winter, M.C. (Chartered Accountant). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Colonel E. G. Angus, M.C, T.D.
Mr. W. Brittain.
Alderman J. Wesley Brown, J.P.
Mr. Norman Dunn, F.C.A.
Mr. Fred B. Fenwick.
Mr. T. M. Harbottle.
Professor D. T. Jack, M.A.
Mr. J. Kelley.
Mr. T. Lawther.
Alderman P. McArdle, J.P.

Committee and Membership. Salary.
Mr. George Marshall.
Mr. E. Moore.
Mr. John Simpson, J.P. Councillor Mrs. E. W. Thompson.
Secretary:
Mr. H. L. S. Hannah (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, NORTH EASTERN REGION, LEEDS.
Chairman:
Mr. Malcolm Hill (Solicitor). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. George R. Carter.
Mrs. K. Chadwick.
Mr. D. G. Cowling.
Mr. E. Ransom Harrison, F.S.A.A.
Mr. A. E. Hobson.
Mr. James Powell, J.P.
Mr. H. Rhodes, J.P.
Mr. S. Schofield.
Mr. S. Tiffany.
Mr. H. Willey.
Mr. P. McC. Wilson, M.A., F.C.A.
Secretary:
Mr. C. Adcock (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, NORTH MIDLAND REGION, NOTTINGHAM.
Chairman:
Mr. Dingwall L. Bateson (Solicitor). Full time if necessary. £500
Members:
Mr. J. W. Blower.
Mr. E. Button.
Alderman J. N. Derbyshire, F.C.A., J.P.
Mr. J. Hunt, Ll.D.
Alderman F. J. Jenkinson.
Major E. H. Spalding, T.D.
Alderman Mrs. E. E. Wainwright.
Secretary:
Mr. D. Craven-Griffiths (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, EASTERN REGION, CAMBRIDGE.
Chairman:
Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., K.C.V.O., C.B.E. (formerly Governor of the Punjab). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. F. E. Chappell.
Mr. W. B. Chivers.
Mr. J. E. Few.
Mr. H. P. Gower.
Mr. W. Hansell.
Mrs. E. W. Parsons.
Mr. J. W. Pretty.
Mr. Alfred Pryce.

Committee and Membership. Salary.
Councillor Mrs. C. D. Rackham, J.P.
Mr. C. E. Sadler.
Mr. H. F. Turner.
Mr. Edward Williams.
Secretary:
Mr. E. J. V. Standley (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, LONDON REGION, LONDON, E.C.I.
Chairman:
Mr. E. S. Herbert (Solicitor). Full time if necessary. £500
Members:
Mr. H. M. Barton.
Mr. C. H. Bromhead.
Miss Dorothy Crewe.
Mrs. C. S. Ganley, J.P.
Councillor Leonard Lyle.
Rt. Hon. Lord Swaythling.
Mr. W. J. Wigley.
Mr. Robert Willis.
Secretary:
Mr. O. Bailey (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, SOUTH EASTERN REGION, TUNBRIDGE WELLS.
Chairman:
Mr. T. T. Blyth (Solicitor). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. J. E. Banks.
Mrs. R. L. Farlie.
Mr. A. S. Haines.
Mr. J. C. Harlow.
Mr. Charles Lefevre, J.P.
Mrs. L. Phillips, J.P.
Miss E. M. Thornton.
Mr. E. B. Weekes, J.P.
Mr. P. Wickenden, F.C.A.
Alderman Mrs. C. Williamson.
Secretary:
Mr. G. C. A. Woolley (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, SOUTHERN REGION, READING.
Chairman:
Mr. Leo F. Page (Barrister). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. F. R. Alderwick.
Major R. Bullin, T.D., J.P.
Mr. C. L. Chute.
Councillor Mrs. P. E. Cusden, J.P.
Mr. A. C. Denham, C.B.E.
Alderman R. Howard, J.P.
Mrs. A. Skimming.
Mr. C. H. Summersby, J.P.
Mr. W. G. Wallis.
Mr. A. B. Weir, M.A
Mr. A. G. West, F.C.A.
Secretary:
Mr. H. Shepherd (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400

Committee and Membership. Salary.
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, SOUTH-WESTERN REGION, BRISTOL.
Chairman:
Alderman R. F. Lyne (Barrister). Fulltime if necessary.
Members:
Major E. Cadbury, D.S.C., D.F.C., J.P.
Mr, S. W. Cornwell.
Mr. C. H. W. Davey.
Alderman G. Hancock, J.P.
Mr. R. Hobbs, J.P.
Mr. F. C. James, J.P.
Mrs. M. Lidington.
Alderman H. M. Medland.
Mr. A. C. Mole.
Mr. S. C. Morland, J.P.
Mr. F. J. Pope.
Alderman A. Senington.
Mrs K. Venning.
Alderman W. Outon Wills.
Secretary:
Mr. C. Smith (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, MIDLAND REGION, BIRMINGHAM.
Chairman:
Mr. H. J. Wallington, K.C. Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. F. J. Blakemore, O.B.E., J.P.
Mr. G. Breeze.
Mr. John Brockhouse, M.A.
Mr. F. J. Burrows, J.P.
Sir Smedley Crooke, M.P., J.P.
Mr. J. W. Fletcher.
Mr. A. L. Gibson, J.P.
Mr. W. S. Grainger.
Mr. F. Huntbach.
Mr. G. H. Jones, J.P.
Mrs. A. Kendall.
Mr. J. H. M. Nicolson.
Mr. W. H. Norton.
Professor J. G. Smith, M.A.
Mr. J. W. Smith.
Colonel H. E. Webb-Bowen, C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D., D.L.
Mrs. Josiah Wedgwood.
Secretary:
Mr. A. J. Fitzgerald (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, NORTH-WESTERN REGION, MANCHESTER.
Chairman:
Mr. H. S. Kershaw (Solicitor). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. Dudley Beck.
Alderman Ernest Broadbent, J.P.
Mr. J. Douglas Brown.
Councillor Mrs. Denwood.
Mr. W. Farn.
Alderman Sir Henry T. Hancock, J.P.
Committee and Membership. Salary.
Mr. H. W. Hughes.
Mr. F. Johnson.
Mr. A. A. Lyons.
Mr. A. Naesmith, J.P.
Mr. W. P. Phillips, F.C.A.
Mr. James Sillavan.
Mr. C. R. Urquhart.
Secretary:
Mr. J. Plumpton (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, SOUTH WALES REGION, CARDIFF.
Chairman:
Captain Geoffrey Crawshay, D.L., J.P. (formerly Deputy Regional Commissioner for Wales). Full time if necessary. £500
Members:
Alderman Mrs. Rose Davies, J.P.
Mr. A. E. Goskar, F.S.A.A.
Mr. James Griffiths, M.P., J.P.
Mr. A. D. Hewlett.
Sir Herbert Hiles, M.B.E., J.P.
Councillor Lewis Lewis, J.P.
Professor H. A. Marquand, M.A., D.Sc.
Mr. W. Mordey, J.P.
Mr. D. B. Morgan.
Mr. T. F. North.
Miss Lilian Richards.
Mr. G. D. Shepherd, J.P., F.C.A.
Dame Gwendoline Trubshaw, D.B.E., J.P.
Sir R. Webber, D.L., J.P.
Secretary:
Mr. O. M. Williams (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400
LOCAL PRICE REGULATION COMMITTEE, NORTH WALES REGION, RHYL.
Chairman:
Captain Stanley Davies (Chairman of Unemployment Appeal Tribunals in North Wales). Full time if necessary.
Members:
Mr. R. C. Baxter.
Alderman E. A. Cross, M.B.E., J.P.
Mr. H. T. Edwards.
Councillor D. Evans.
Mr. Hugh Tudor Hughes.
Mr. W. Parry Hughes.
Mr. E. Jones.
Mrs. A. Lewis.
Mr. A. J. McNaught.
Mr. J. Evan Morris, J.P.
Mrs. S. P. Rees.
Mrs. K. W. Tones Roberts, J.P.
Alderman W. Emyr Williams, Ll.B.
Secretary:
Mr. J. O. Thomas (Established Civil Servant). £260—£400

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