North-West Economic Planning Council (Hansard, 7 April 1970)

§ Mr. Crosland

As the period of appointment of some members expires at the end of March and there are also some vacancies, I have reviewed the membership and appointed a few new members. I am circulating a full list of the members of the council in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I am glad to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the excellent work done by those members who have served hitherto.

Following is the list:

NORTH WEST ECONOMIC PLANNING COUNCIL

Chairman Sir William Mather, O.B.E., M.C., T.D., Chairman, Mather and Platt Ltd.; Chairman, Civic Trust for the North West.

Vice-Chairman Sir Leonard Cooke, O.B.E., J.P., Member, London Midland Region Railways Board; Member S.E.L.N.E.C. & Merseyside Passenger Transport Authorities.

Members

E. G. W. Allen, O.B.E., E.R.D., Director, Mount St. Bernard for Industry.
G. W. Ashworth, Director, Civic Trust for the North West.
M. J. R. Bannister, Chairman and Managing Director, Bannisters of Trawden Ltd., Trawden.
C. F. Barnard, C.B.E., Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Mirrlees National Ltd., Stockport.
R. A. Barnett, O.B.E., J.P., Divisional Officer, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers; Secretary T.U.C. North Western Advisory Committee.
Professor A. Beacham, O.B.E., Edward Gonner Professor of Applied Economics, Liverpool University.
G. Brook, North West Chairman, National Bus Company.
J. K. Boynton, M.C., Clerk of Cheshire County Council.
Councillor Traviss Carter, Solicitor; Member, Lancashire County Council.
U. A. Coates, C.B.E., County Planning Officer, Lancashire County Council.
J. F. Eccles, Lancashire District Secretary, National Union of General and Municipal Workers, Secretary, T.U.C. North West Regional Advisory Committee.
B. Entwistle, Manchester District Organiser, National Union of Railwaymen.
D. G. Farrar, Regional Secretary, Transport and General Workers' Union.
J. Goldberg, Chairman, Manchester and Salford Council of Social Service: Chairman, North West Arts Association.
Dr. D. A. Harper, J.P., Managing Director, Storey Bros. & Co., Ltd., Lancaster.
D. H. Harrington, Correspondence and Organising Secretary (Crewe No. 2 Branch), Transport Salaried Staffs Association.
W. Hodkinson, O.B.E., Chairman. North Western Gas Board.
Professor R. H. Kantorowich, Professor and Head of Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Manchester.
G. H. Kenyon, Chairman and Managing Director, William Kenyon & Sons Ltd., Dukenfield.
J. King, LP., Secretary, National Union of Textile and Allied Workers.
Councillor D. J. Moore, J.P., Member, Glossop Borough Council.
Councillor J. S. Pickles, LL.B., Member, Hale Urban District Council.
L. Redshaw, Assistant Managing Director, Vickers Ltd., Chairman, Vickers Ltd., Shipbuilding Group, Barrow-in-Furness.
Alderman R. C. Rodgers, M.B.E., J.P., Alderman, Manchester City Council.
Alderman W. H. Sefton, Alderman, Liverpool City Council.
Miss A. Shaw, C.B.E., Chairman and Managing Director, The Anne Shaw Organisation Ltd., Alderley Edge.
Mrs. D. E. Slack, Lecturer in Management Sciences, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology.
Alderman H. McDonald Steward, J.P., Alderman, Liverpool City Council.
Councillor T. Taylor, O.B.E., Member, Blackburn County Borough Council.
E. B. Towers, Farmer.
J. Lewis Womersley, C.B.E., Architect and Town Planner.
A further name will be added at a later date.