Health and Safety Executive (Advisory Committees)

HC Deb 09 June 1981 vol 6 cc94-5W

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the names of the members appointed to the two additional Health and Safety Executive advisory committees established during his term of office. and in each case state the full-time occupation and other official appointments held.

Mr. Waddington

Listed below are the names of the members of the two relevant committees which have been established since May 1979 to advise the Health and Safety Commission and ExecutiveINDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES) Name and Full-time occupation and/or affiliation Mr. P. Woodcock (Chairman)—Area Director, South West Area, Health and Safety Executive. Mr. E. C. Morris—Area Administrator, Dyfed Area Health Authority. Mr. A. K. Skirving—Area Personnel Officer, Forth Valley Health Board. Dr. W. Thompson—Chief Administrative Medical Officer. Mr. D. W. Hanson—Regional Works Officer, South Western Regional Health Authority. Miss M. Davis—Regional Nursing Officer, Oxford Regional Health Authority. Mr. J. D. Shepherd—Regional Administrator, Yorkshire Regional Health Authority. Mr. K. Sutton—Regional Treasurer, South East Thames Regional Health Authority. Professor W. R. Lee—Professor of Occupational Health, University of Manchester. Dr. J. C. Stewart—Regional Scientific Officer, West Midlands Regional Health Authority. Mr. D. Dodds—Area Personnel Officer, City and East London Area Health Authority. Mr. S. E. Davis—General Secretary, Registered Nursing Home Association. Mr. R. Bird—National Officer, Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs. Mr. W. P. Blair—Executive Councillor, Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union. Dr. P. Crome—Medical Practitioners' Union, Association of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staffs. Mr. D. Gee—Health and Safety Officer, (Research Department) General and Municipal Workers Union. Mr. M. B. Martin—National Secretary, Public Services Group, Transport and General Workers Union. Ms. E. Harrision—Senior Assistant Organising Officer, National and Local Government Officers Association. Mr. S. C. O'Kane—National Officer, Confederation of Health Service Employees. Mr. R. Poole—Assistant National Officer, Health Services, National Union of Public Employees. Dr. N. A. Simmons—Consultant Clinical Microbiologist. Mr. A. Utting—Chairman and Executive Council member of the Union of Construction and Allied Trades & Technicians. Miss S. Willis—Assistant Secretary, Health Visitors Association. Mr. N. D. Ellis—British Medical Association. Mrs. V. Durston—Senior Nursing Officer (Personnel) University College Hospital. There are currently two vacant seats on the health Services advisory committee. CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR DRIVER TRAINING Name and Full-time occupation and/or affiliation Mr. A. J. Hinksman (Chairman)—Health and Safety Executive. R. H. Holland—General Manager, Oceaneering International Services Ltd. G. Arnoux—Group Safety Officers Comex Houlder Diving Ltd. W. Duncan—North Sea Organiser, National Union of Seamen. W. Reid—District Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union (Aberdeen).

Neither my Department, nor the Health and Safety Executive which I have consulted, keeps a record of all other official appointments held by advisory committee members. The information could be produced only at disproportionate cost.