§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the parliamentary boundary commissioners and assistant commissioners for the yorkshire and Humberside area, giving their period of office, and appropriate qualifications.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMadam Speaker is chairman of the Commission. The other members are:
Appointed by Period of appointment Mr. Justice Knox Lord Chancellor 1.1.91–31.12.951 Miss Sheila Cameron QC The Home Secretary 3.3.89–31.12.92 Mr. David Macklin The Secretary of State for the Environment 16.2.89–31.12.92 1 Deputy Chairman. First appointed 1 January 1987. The deputy chairman is required to be a High Court judge. No other formal qualifications are prescribed.
The Home Secretary has appointed the following assistant commissioners for the purpose of conducting local inquiries during the general review of constituencies currently being undertaken by the Commission:
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- Miss Caroline Alton
- Michael Findlay Baker Esq, QC
- George Robert Bartlett Esq, QC
- Francis Martin Thomas Burkett Esq
- John Anthony Bush Esq
- James Charles Gibbs Esq
- David Thomas Hallchurch Esq
- Simon Tristram Hammond Esq
- Michael Guy Vicat Harrison Esq, QC
- Christopher Robert Jervis Esq
- William Martin Kingston Esq
- Brian Joseph Knight Esq, QC
- Michael Edward Lewer Esq, QC
- Humphrey John Lloyd Esq, QC
- Donald Alexander McConville Esq
- John Oliver Neligan Esq
- David Price Esq
- John Edward Anthony Samuels Esq, QC
- Paul Anthony Spencer Esq
- John Victor Williamson Esq
Additional assistant commissioners will be appointed in due course. Appointees are usually senior lawyers with extensive court experience, nominated by the Commission.
Commisioners and assistant commissioners are appointed to consider proposals for constituencies across the whole of England. Where practicable, local inquiries are conducted by assistant commissioners from a nearby area.