§ Mr. Ormeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements 172W he has made to fill the offices of Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints on the retirement of the present holder of these offices.
§ Mr. WhitelawDr. John M. Benn, who has held the two offices, reaches retirement age next month after a distinguished career of public service. I have appointed Mr. Stephen McGonagle, a leading trade union official from Londonderry, who has served on a number of public bodies, including the Londonderry Development Commission, to hold the offices of Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints from 1st January 1974.