National Ports Council

HC Deb 09 July 1963 vol 680 cc138-40W

Mr. Webster

asked the Minister of Transport if he will announce the names of the members of the advisory panel, under the chairmanship of Lord Rochdale, to the National Ports Council.

Mr. Marples

The following gentlemen have agreed to serve on the National Ports Council under the Chairmanship of Lord Rochdale:

Mr. F. D. Arney, C.B.E. (ex-General Manager of the Port of Bristol; ex-Chairman of the British Waterways Board).

Mr. J. H. Joyce (until recently Chairman of Elder Dempster Lines Ltd.; Chairman of General Council of British Shipping, 1957–58).

Mr. Ian W. Macdonald, M.A., C.A. (Chairman of National Commercial Bank of Scotland).

Sir Eric Millbourn, C.M.G. (Honorary Adviser to the Minister of Transport on Shipping in Port—which post he will vacate on joining the Council).

Mr. David M. Robinson, J.P., F.I.C.S., (immediate past President, Chamber of Shipping of the United, Stag Line Ltd.).

Mr. E. G. Whitaker (Transport Adviser to Unilever Ltd.; President of the Institute of Transport).

Mr. Lewis T. Wright (General Secretary of the Amalgamated Weavers' Association).

One or two further appointments are under consideration