§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary at State for Industry if he will list the names and previous occupations of all those appointed to the public bodies for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information in respect of those appointed to full-time posts is as follows:
Name of Body and Previous Occupation
British Steel Corporation
- Sir Montague Finniston, Managing Director, International Research and Development Ltd.
- Mr. R. Smith, General Secretary, Union of Post Office Workers.
- Lord Layton, Managing Director, The Steel Company of Wales.
- Mr. L. R. P. Pugh, Mr. R. Scholey and Mr. D. G. S. Waterstone, Corporation employees.
Cable and Wireless Limited
- Mr. A. A. Willett, Mr. R. A. Rice, Mr. W. H. Davies, Mr. P. A. McCunn and Mr. R. W. Cannon, Cable and Wireless Limited employees.
National Enterprise Board
- Lord Ryder, Chairman, Reed International Limited.
- Mr. L. F. Murphy, Deputy Chairman, Schroders Limited.
Post Office
- Sir William Ryland, Civil Servant.
- Sir Edward Fennessy, Managing Director, The Plessey Electronics Group.
- Professor J. H. H. Merrinan, Civil Servant.
- Mr. K. M. Young, Director, GEC (Management) Ltd.
- Mr. A. Currall, Civil Servant.
- Mr. A. E. Singer, Deputy Managing Director, Tesco Stores (Holdings) Limited.
- Mr. M. Elderfield, Director of Finance and Administration Southern Water Authority.
National Research Development Corporation
- Mr. W. Makinson, Group Joint Managing Director, The Pullin Group.
National Computing Centre
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- Mr. D. Firnberg, Head of David Firnberg Associates.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many members of the House of Lords who hold full-time paid Government appointments made by him also hold part-time appointments with salaries and/or expenses.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldLord Ryder, full-time Chairman of the National Enterprise Board, is also a part-time member of the British Gas Corporation.