HL Deb 15 May 1963 vol 249 cc1417-8WA
BARONESS HORSBRUGH

asked Her Majesty's Government whether they will announce the composition and membership of the Consumer Council.

THE MINISTER OF STATE, BOARD OF TRADE (LORD DERWENT)

My Lords, I am pleased to be able to tell the House that the following have accepted my right honourable friend's invitation to become members of the Consumer Council:

  • Mr. Leonard Cohen,
  • Mr. R. Craig Wood,
  • Mr. T. Cynog Jones,
  • Mrs. Winifred Jenkins,
  • Mr. Grigor McClelland,
  • The Rt. Hon. Lord Peddie,
  • Mrs. Philippa Perks.

He proposes to appoint three further members and will announce their names as soon as possible. All the members will be appointed, as recommended by the Molony Committee, for their personal qualities and not as representative of any particular organisation or set of interests.

House adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past ten o'clock.