Regional Health Authorities (Hansard, 31 July 1978)

§ Mr. Pavitt
asked the Secretary of state for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the membership of each regional authority.

§ Mr. Ennals
I am required to appoint approximately half of the membership of the 14 regional health authorities whose term of office expires on 31st July 1978. Subject to acceptance by appointees, the membership will be as follows:
1. Northern Region

Mr. G. R. Chetwynd (Chairman)

Mr. G. L. Allen^*

Councillor I. Benn

Mr. A. G. Brown

Mr. G. V. Carr

Councillor J. M. Cousins^*

Councillor C. H. d'Ambrumenil^*

Dr. D. P. Dodgson

Mr. W. R. S. Forsyth

Dr. T. Gardner

Miss P. A. Grosvenor^*

Mr. S. Hawdon

Councillor J. Hudson

Mr. W. A. Kutub^*

Dr. R. Mowbray

Councillor Mrs. A. Pratt

Mr. J. Rudd^*
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Councillor Mrs. T. S. Russell

Professor D. A. Shaw

Councillor R. K. Wilkinson^*

2. Yorkshire Region

Sir William Tweddle (Chairman)

Councillor J. Culpan

Mr. B. Hayward

Dr. R. P. Hullin

Dr. S. Husain-Qureshi

Mr. D. C. James

Miss E. M. Jenks^*

Dr. J. MacGregor

Councillor J. D. Pearman

Dr. D. R. L. M. Poirier

Dr. J. M. Roberts

Mrs. Y. Shearman

Dr. C. G. W. Sykes

Councillor Mrs. J. Tidswell

Mr. C. A. Waite^*

Councillor M. A. Wheaton

Mr. R. W. J. Wood

3. Trent Region

Sir Sydney King (Chairman)

Councillor D. Brown^*

Mr. J. O. Driver

Mr. G. Harrison

Councillor Mrs. J. B. Hartley

Mrs. B. Higgins^*

Mrs. R. W. Kelly

Professor R. Kilpatrick

Councillor H. L. Lambert

Rt. Hon. the Earl of Lanesborough

Councillor J. Layden

Mrs. J. Lyne^*

Councillor G. M. McDade

Mr. J. H. Neill

Mr. F. Orrell

Councillor J. Radford^*

Dr. M. E. Rawlin^*

Professor G. D. Sims

Councillor D. Smart

Councillor R. M. Stockdale^*

Professor E. M. Symonds

Mr. C. A. Unwin

Miss P. A. I. Vick

Mr. D. C. Samworth

Mrs. J. E. Taylor

Councillor Mrs. J. V. Wootton

4. East Anglian Region

Sir Arthur South (Chairman)

Councillor J. A. Alston

Mr. E. S. Broadway^*

Councillor Mrs. A. Chalmers

Councillor A. D. Cornell

Professor A. R. Emerson

Mrs. R. C. Frostick

Dr. P. Hollis^*

Mr. C.: E. Kevill-Davies

Mrr. J. B. Mowson

Councillor Mrs. A. H. Payne

Mr. C. K. Phillips

Councillor Mrs. P. M. Ramm

Dr. A. J. Rowe

Councillor Mrs. R. A. Skerritt

Mr. A. E. L. Sladen

Miss S. M. Wright

5. North West Thames Region

Mrs. B. F. R. Paterson (Chairman)

Councillor Dr. A. J. R. Anderson^*

Mr. J. G. Bartlett
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Councillor P. H. Bolshaw

Mr. R. W. Brown M.P.

Councillor Mrs. D. Brunt^*

Councillor Sir Malby Crofton (Bart)

Miss W. Frost

Mr. W. F. Hodson

Councillor Mrs. B. Langstone^*

Mr. W. F. Milner^*

Mr. R. G. Morgan

Professor N. F. Morris

Mr. J. Morrisey

Mr. M. Newling Ward

Dr. S. G. Owen^*

Mrs. J. Partridge^*

Dr. C. J. P. Seccombe

Councillor Miss M. C. Shepherd

Mr. A. Snewing

Mr. R. J. Tomlinson

Miss A. J. Weyman^*

6. North East Thames Region

Sir Harry Moore (Chairman)

Mrs. S. Anderson^*

Dr. D. S. Carmichael^*

Miss D. A. Coates

Councillor S. G. Curtis^*

Councillor Mrs. M. R. Davey

Alderman Lady Donaldson

Mrs. M. R. Frank^*

Mr. F. V. Hencher

Mr. L. Freedman

Mr. D. B Hoodless

Councillor Mrs. T. Jowell

Mrs. L. H. Lipson

Mr. J. Minter

Dr. G. R. O'Moore^*

Professor T. A. J. Prankerd

Mr. J. G. Quinton

Lady Sherman^*

Mrs. J. M. Smith

7. South East Thames Region

Sir John Donne (Chairman)

Mr R. A. Balfe^*

Miss K. R. Bryant^*

Mr. D. L. Crouch M.P.

Mr. B. M. Gnanapragasm

Mr. R. F. Hayllar

Professor P. M. Higgins

Professor Sir Denis Hill

Professor J. G. Murray

Councillor G. E. Offord

Councillor D. Smith^*

Mr. F. E. Smith

Mrs. J. Stearne^*

Dr. G. Templeman

Councillor J. Waite

Councillor Mrs. J. N. Waters

Lady Audrey Willis

8. South West Thames Region

The Rt. Hon. Baroness Robson of Kiddington (Chairman)

Councillor W. G. L. Austin

Mr. C. N. Beard^*

Mrs. P. Benians^*

Mrs. P. M. Boulton

Councillor Mrs. M. E. Campbell^*

Councillor J. W. Chapman

Professor A. C. Dornhorst

Mr. D. Franklin^*

Mr. P. S. Lambert^*

Dr. B. W. Meade

Dr. T. Silver
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Councillor Mrs. H. Smith

Councillor Dr. D. J. Neal Smith

Councillor Miss I. S. E. Tomlin

Mr. G. A. Turner

Mr. W. E. Walton

Mr. M. Ward

Mr. H. C. Weller

Mr. D. O. Williams^*

9. Wessex Region

Mr. Kingsley Williams (Chairman)

Mr. R. A. Bates

Mr. J. C. Bloomfield

Councillor Mrs. J. E. Chrismas

Mr. R. C. Donnelly

Mr. D. J. Downham^*

Councillor W. H. Earle

Professor Sir James Fraser

Miss D. I. Frost^*

Professor L. C. B. Gower

Councillor Surgeon-Captain A. MacDonald Watson

Lord Northbrook

Dr. D. J. Parish

Mr. A. M. Rees

Mr. G. W. Spicer

Dr. H. M. Tuddenham^*

Councillor J. W. Wall

10. Oxford Region

Mr. G. J. Roberts (Chairman)

Mr. G. Anderson

Mr. W. A. R. Bilson

Councillor Mrs. P. M. Birch Reynerdson^*

Mr. G. R. Cooper

Professor R. B. Duthie

Mr. R. F. Kempster

Councillor J. L. Kirkconel

Mr. F. Moran^*

Mr. D. J. Morgan

Dr. R. P. M. M. Pritchard

Mr. J. L. Rawlings^*

Councillor C. L. Rayner

Dr. A. O. Robson

Councillor J. E. Slater

Mr. P. S. Taylor

Councillor Mrs. J. M. Thomas^*

Councillor A. G. Wilkinson^*

11. South Western Region

Mr. B. H. Bailey (Chairman)

Mr. A. J. Boyce

Mr. E. J. G. Cantwell

Mrs. J. Cocks^*

Mr. R. D. G. Creery^*

Councillor Mrs. L. A. Gallup

Dr. J. S. Gilmore

Councillor W. Graves

Mr. R. E. Heal

Councillor J. B. Kitson

Mrs. E. Körner

Dr. G. K. McGowan

Councillor Lt.-Col. W. A. McLelland

Councillor Dr. F. R. Oliver

Professor J. H. Peacock

Mrs. D. A. J. Perry

Councillor Mrs. J. Pitt

Mr. J. Trahair

Mrs. B. J. Young

12. West Midlands Region

Sir David Perris (Chairman)

Mrs. W. A. Andrews

Professor M. R. W. Brown
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Dr. B. C. Conochie

Councillor Mrs. A. Davis

Councillor A. G. Garner^*

Councillor Mrs. N. B. Hodgson

Professor R. Hoffenberg

Sir Robert Hunter

Mr. S. King^*

Mrs. D. E. McAuslan

Mr. J. Melvin

Councillor A. A. Moore^*

Mr. A J. Parkinson

Mr. J. Glyn Picton

Councillor M. K. Prendergast

Councillor E. W. Shepherd

Dr. N. K. Shinton^*

Mr. G. R. Stephens

Councillor A. G. Ward

Councillor Miss S. R. R. Wright

13. Mersey Region

Mr. E. W. Driver (Chairman)

Councillor W. H. Alldritt

Councillor H. J. Bailey^*

Mr. R. A. Barnett

Councillor Mrs. P. H. Beeston

Mr. J. H. C. Byrne

Mr. P. J. Caswell

Councillor J. Caunce

Mr. R. I. Cohen

Councillor G. S. Couper

Mr. R. W. Crosbie

Professor E. D. Farmer

Mrs. E. Halling^*

Mr. R. G. Hoare

Mr. G. McNamara^*

Dr. P. O'Brien

Miss M. Riddoch

Councillor J. P. Roberts

Councillor R. Stoddart^*

Dr. P. Sykes^*

14. North Western Region

Mr. S. C. Hamburger (Chairman)

Mr. J. Baggley

Councillor J. S. Bell

Mrs A. C. Boddington

Councillor N. Briggs^*

Mr. H. Brown^*

Dr. S. Chatterjee

Mr. F. Gibson

Councillor Mrs. C. M. Harrison^*

Mr. R. R. Jackson-Moore

Dr. S. A. P. Jenkins

Councillor G. MacDonald

Mrs. C. Merry^*

Professor J. R. Moore

Mr. R. T. Parkinson

Councillor Mrs. C. M. Pickard

Councillor G. Riley^*

Miss D. Salisbury

Dr. P. J. D. Snow^*

(^*First-time appointments from 1st August 1978)
I am deeply conscious of the heavy burdens and responsibilities associated with membership of regional health authorities. The settling down period for these new authorities has been a difficult time for all concerned, and the debt owed to those members who have steered their authorities through these early years is 138W considerable. In particular, we would like to pay tribute to those members whose appointments end on 31st July 1978.

§ Mr. Holland
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the total cost of running each of the regional health authorities in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what is the estimated charge to public funds each for 1978–79.

§ Mr. Moyle,
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 167], gave the following information:
These figures have been provided by the regional health authorities:

£ million

Regional Health Authority 1976–77 Expenditure 1978–79 Estimate at cash limit levels

Northern 2.043 2.350

Yorkshire 2.332 2.900

Trent 3.146 3.900

East Anglia 1.671 2.000

North West Thames 2.322 2.650

North East Thames 2.810 3.600

South East Thames 3.315 3.900

South West Thames 2.608 3.300

Wessex 2.035 2.050

Oxford 1.486 1.500

South Western 2.336 2.700

West Midlands 3.988 4.750

Mersey 1.717 1.850

North Western 3.409 4.000

£ million
Regional Health Authority	1976–77 Expenditure	1978–79 Estimate at cash limit levels
Northern	2.043	2.350
Yorkshire	2.332	2.900
Trent	3.146	3.900
East Anglia	1.671	2.000
North West Thames	2.322	2.650
North East Thames	2.810	3.600
South East Thames	3.315	3.900
South West Thames	2.608	3.300
Wessex	2.035	2.050
Oxford	1.486	1.500
South Western	2.336	2.700
West Midlands	3.988	4.750
Mersey	1.717	1.850
North Western	3.409	4.000