§ Dr. BrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will list the members of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end;
(2) if he will list the members of the Medical Research Council, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end;
(3) if he will list the members of the Science and Engineering Research Council, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end;
(4) if he will list the members of the Economic and Social Research Council, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end;
(5) if he will list the members of the Natural Environment Research Council, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end.
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Members Date of original appointment Date term of office ends Economic and Social Research Council Professor H. Newby (Chairman) October 1988 September 1992 Dr. D. Anderson September 1989 July 1993 Professor M. Anderson August 1990 July 1993 Professor J. M. Ashworth September 1989 July 1993 Professor G. S. Bain October 1986 July 1991 Professor J. Beaumont September 1989 July 1993 Mr. M. Bichard September 1989 July 1992 Mrs. E. J. Filkin August 1990 July 1994 Mrs. J. Firth August 1988 July 1991 Mr. J. Fox August 1990 July 1994 Professor A. Hay August 1990 July 1994 Professor L. C. Hunter CBE September 1989 July 1992 Mr. H. Liesner December 1989 July 1992 Mr. J. Monks August 1988 July 1991 Professor S. J. Nickell August 1990 July 1994 Mr. G. T. Pepper December 1989 July 1993 Mrs. P. Perry August 1988 July 1991 Professor D. K. Stout March 1989 July 1992 Mrs. M. Tuck August 1990 July 1994 Professor P. Warr September 1989 July 1992 Medical Research Council Sir David Plastow (Chairman) October 1990 September 1994 Dr. D. A. Rees FRS October 1987 July 1991 Sir Donald Acheson October 1983 1— Professor F. W. O'Grady CBE September 1986 1— Dr. K. C. Calman January 1989 1— Dr. J. T. Carter July 1983 July 1991 Professor I. V. Allen August 1989 July 1991 Professor D. T. Baird August 1989 July 1993 Professor C. L. Berry August 1990 July 1994 Professor M. Bobrow November 1988 July 1992 Dr. P. Doyle August 1990 July 1994 Sir Aaron Klug FRS August 1990 July 1994 Professor C. D. Marsden February 1988 July 1991 Professor T. J. McElwain August 1990 July 1994 Professor G. K. Radda FRS November 1988 July 1992 Professor Sir Robert Shields August 1987 July 1992 Dr. J. W. G. Smith November 1988 July 1992 Mrs. R. Short December 1987 July 1991 Natural Environment Research Council Professor J. L. Knill (Chairman) October 1988 September 1993 Professor R. M. Anderson FRS August 1988 July 1991 Lord Chorley August 1988 July 1991 Dr. R. F. Coleman June 1987 1— Professor C. D. Curtis August 1990 July 1993 Dr. W. D. Evans December 1989 1— Dr. D. Fisk September 1987 1— Dr. I. D. Graham-Bryce August 1989 July 1992 Professor J. S. Gray August 1986 July 1992 Professor B. J. Hoskins FRS August 1988 July 1991 Dr. M. E. Knowles August 1989 1— Mr. D. E. Lennard August 1988 July 1991 Professor P. S. Liss August 1990 July 1993 Professor A. R. MacLeary August 1988 July 1991 Professor J. Ramsay FRS August 1989 July 1992 Professor D. A. Ritchie August 1990 July 1993 Mr. D. G. M. Roberts CBE August 1987 July 1993 Dr. O. Rogne August 1990 July 1993 Professor A. Warner FRS September 1987 July 1992 Professor D. Wood August 1987 July 1993 Science and Engineering Research Council Sir Mark Richmond FRS (Chairman) October 1990 September 1995 Professor T. L. Blundell FRS August 1989 July 1993 Professor P. Burke FRS August 1988 July 1992 Dr. R. F. Coleman June 1987 July 1994 Dr. D. A. Davis August 1989 July 1993 Professor A. Donnachie August 1989 July 1993 Dr. G. H. Fairtlough August 1989 July 1994 Professor R. E. Hester July 1990 July 1994 Dr. G. R. Higginson August 1989 July 1993 Dr. N. W. Horne July 1990 July 1994 Professor C. J. Humphreys August 1989 July 1992 Dr. A. Ledwith February 1990 July 1993 Mr. D. P. Nash August 1988 July 1992
Members Date of original appointment Date term of office ends Dr. J. S. Mason July 1990 July 1994 Professor E. R. Oxburgh September 1988 August 1992 Professor J. T. Stuart FRS August 1989 July 1993 Dr. J. O. Thomas July 1990 July 1994 Professor D. J. Wallace FRS July 1990 July 1994 Professor A. W. Wolfendale FRS August 1988 July 1992 1 Not more than four members of MRC, NERC and SERC are appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science on the nomination of such Ministers of the Government as the Secretary of State shall determine. Up to four members of the AFRC are appointed by the Minsiter of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and up to two members by the Secretary of State for Scotland. With the exception of SERC, their length of office is not specified.
§ Dr. BrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the members of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils, the date of their original appointment and the date on which their current term of office will end.
Members Date of appointment Date term of office ends Professor Sir David Phillips (Chairman) January 19831 March 1993 Professor Sir Eric Ash January 19891 March 1992 Mr. J. S. Flemming March 19861 March 1991 Professor R. L. Gardner April 1990 March 1992 Professor M. Hart April 1990 March 1993 Sir Charles Reece January 19891 March 1991 Professor I. A. Shanks April 1990 March 1993 1 Date of appointment to the "old" ABRC prior to reconstitution. The following are ex-officio members:
Heads of Research Councils
- Professor J. L. Knill Chairman, Natural Environment Research Council
- Sir Mark Richmond Chairman, Science and Engineering Research Council (from October 1990)
- Professor H. J. Newby Chairman, Economic and Social Research Council
- Dr. D. A. Rees Secretary, Medical Research Council
- Dr. B. Jamieson Acting Secretary, Agricultural and Food Research Council (from October 1990)
Assessors
- Professor W. D. P. Stewart Chief Scientific Adviser, Cabinet Office (from October 1990)
- Mr. J. M. M. Vereker Deputy Secretary, Department of Education and Science
§ Dr. BrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the prescribed minimum and maximum number of members of (i) the Medical Research Council, (ii) the Science and Engineering Research Council, (iii) the Economic and Social Research Council, (iv) the Natural Environment Research Council, (v) the Agricultural and Food Research Council and (vi) the Advisory Board for the Research Councils.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe maximum and minimum numbers of members of the research councils are prescribed in their charters, as follows:
Minimum number of members Maximum number of members AFRC 20 23 ESRC 14 20 MRC 16 20 NERC 14 20 SERC 15 19 There is no prescribed minimum or maximum for the Advisory Board for the Research Councils, which is an advisory body. As currently constituted, the board has 14
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe Advisory Board for the Research Councils was reconstituted on 1 April 1990. Its current membership is as follows:
members (an independent chairman, six independent members, the heads of the five research councils and two assessors).