§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is now able to make a statement on the membership of the inquiry into the conduct of local authority business the establishment of which he announced on 6 February.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI am glad to inform the House that my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales and I propose to appoint the following members of the committee of inquiry, under the chairmanship of Mr. David Widdicombe QC
Sir Lawrence Boyle, JP, formerly Chief Executive of Strathclyde Regional Council.Mr. Peter Newsam, Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality.Mr. George Russel, Managing Director of British Mean Aluminium.