§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will give a list of the members of the Industrial Development Advisory Board and their salary and expenses; whether these can be drawn in addition to other public payments as received; how many meetings have been held; and what is the amount of time taken for the most convenient period.
§ Mr. CryerThe membership of the Industrial Development Advisory Board is as follows:
Chairman
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- Sir Robert Clark—Chairman and Chief Executive. Hill Samuel Group Ltd.
Members
- Sir William Barlow—Chairman, The Post Office.
- The Right Hon. Lord Brown, P.C.—Former Chairman, Glacier Metal Co. Ltd.
- Sir James Campbell Fraser—Managing Director Dunlop Holdings Ltd.
- D. R. Chilvers—Senior Investigation Partner, Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants.
- S. T. Graham, Chief General Manager, Midland Bank.
- E. A. B. Hammond—Executive Councillor, EETPU.
- C. A. Hogg—Chairman, The International Paint Company.
- J. D. Hughes, Vice-Principal, Ruskin College, Oxford.
- F. S. McWhirter, Partner, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company.
- C. H. Urwin, Assistant General Secretary TGWU.
- Board members receive no salary; travel expenses for journeys to and from Board meetings are recoverable.
The Board, which was established by the Industry Act 1972, has met 104 times since its first meeting on 18th October 1972. In 1977 there were 19 meetings. The number, timing and duration of Board meetings is determined by the incidence of applications for assistance.