§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will list all those appointed to the citizens charter panel of advisers since its inception888W showing which members have resigned and the dates of their resignations;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the number of meetings held, the secretarial and advisory arrangements, the budgeted and actual expenditure and the subjects of any reports and submissions produced by the citizens charter panel of advises in each year since its inception.
Mr. Robert G. HughesThe table gives details of the appointments made to the Prime Minister's panel of advisers on the citizens charter since inception. Those members who have since left the panel did so at the end of their agreed periods of appointment, with the exception of Mr. John Spiers, who resigned as a panel member on 6 September 1994.
Member Appointment date End of appointment Sir James Blyth(Chairman) 28 August 1991 6 May 1995 Dr Madsen Pine 28 August 1991 6 May 1995 Lady Judith Wilcox 28 August 1991 6 May 1996 Sir Christopher Bland 28 August 1991 6 May 1994 Dr Nancy Lane 28 August 1991 11 May 1993 Christopher Swan 28 August 1991 30 September 1994 Stan Webster 28 August 1991 11 May 1991 Sir Peter Levene 13 January 1992 11 May 1993 Angela Heylin 24 May 1993 23 May 1995 Nick Rawlings 24 May 1993 23 May 1995 Baroness Perry 23 June 1993 22 June 1995 John Spiers 7 May 1994 6 September 1994 Neil Johnson 11 October 1994 10 October 1996 Anne Galbraith 8 November 1994 7 November 1996 Since the panel of advisers on the citizens charter was set up, it has officially met on 48 separate occasions. However, the duties of the panel extend beyond these meetings and include other meetings with the Prime Minister, other Government Ministers and officials.
The citizens charter unit, headed by Miss Genie Turton, provides secretarial and general support to the panel of advisers. Expenditure on panel members fees, travel and subsistence to date totals £257,636.37. The panel has not published any reports. It is not a function of the panel to produce or publish its own reports.