§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if(a) his Department and (b) the industrial tribunals have completed their consideration of the employment provisions contained in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 with regard to the composition of industrial tribunals hearing cases under that Act; and if he will make administrative arrangements in a manner similar to those pertaining under race relations legislation,
490W so that wherever possible a member who has special knowledge or experience of disability issues in the employment field will sit on tribunals hearing cases raised under disability legislation. [6949]
Table 1: Current secondees under the continuing Interchange Programme Start date Finish date Parent Company Mr. Arthur McQuillan, Engineering Automotive and Metals 1.10.95 30.11.96 Amec Process and Energy Ltd. Mr. Adrian John Luckins, Oil and Gas 30.9.96 29.12.96 ARCO British Limited Mr. John Fitzgerald, Government Office South West 7.10.96 6.10.97 Avon Rubber plc Mr. Rupert Harris, Investigations 6.3.97 5.3.97 Baker Tilly Mr. Sean Higgins, Business Link 26.2.96 25.12.96 Baker Tilly Dr. Jenny Benson, Nuclear Industries 24.11.96 24.11.97 BNFL Ms Clare Wallace, Nuclear Industries 2.12.96 1.12.97 BNFL Mr. Brian Gane, Oil and Gas 1.10.96 31.12.96 BN Exploration Ltd. Mr. Stephen Austin, Offshore Supplies Office 15.4.96 14.12.96 British Gas plc Mrs. Peta Walmisley, Office Science and Technology 3.6.96 2.5.97 British Computer Society Mrs. Kerry Somerset, European Commission 15.4.96 14.4.98 BSI Mr. Keith Inglis, Post Office, Retailing and Textiles 29.4.96 28.4.97 Burton Group Mr. Geoffrey Cook, Estates and Facilities Management 13.2.96 1.4.97 Chesterton International plc Mr. Anwar Ahmed, Investigations 1.4.96 31.3.98 Coopers and Lybrand Mr. Simon Robinson, Insurance 9.9.96 8.9.98 Coopers and Lybrand Miss Jean Quinney, Insolvency 14.11.94 31.3.97 Ernst and Young Services Ltd. Ms Anna Blackburn, Insolvency 12.9.94 31.3.97 Ernst and Young Services Ltd. Mr. Brendan Barnes, Chemicals and Biotechnology 10.4.95 31.12.96 Glaxo plc Mrs. Phyllis Harvey, Insolvency 1.8.94 31.3.97 Grant Thornton Mr. Andrew Smith, Insolvency 5.9.96 13.12.96 Grant Thornton Mr. Stuart Parfitt, Small and Medium Enterprises Policy 1.2.96 28.3.97 Grant Thornton Ms Suzanne Deery, Insurance 1.10.96 30.9.97 Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance plc Mr. David Gavaghan, Regional Assistance 2.9.96 1.9.98 Hambros Bank Limited Mr. Les Owen, Engineering Automotive and Metals 22.1.96 21.6.97 Honda Mr. Robert Simpson, Nuclear Industries 2.1.96 31.12.98 Huntings Engineering Ltd. Mr. Charles Hughes, Communications and Information Industries 18.4.95 17.4.97 ICL Mr. Stan Melrose, Engineering, Automotive and Metals 1.12.95 30.11.96 IMI Refiners Ltd. Mr. Stewart Wright, Insolvency 4.9.95 29.3.97 Kidsons Impey Mr. Trevor Lacey, Engineering, Automotive and Metals 5.2.96 4.2.97 Lockstair Ltd. Mr. John Bilton, Engineering, Automotive and Metals 1.7.96 30.6.97 Mechandyne Limited Dr. Nick Veck, British National Space Centre 2.10.95 1.10.97 National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd. Mr. Mike Whysall, Business Links 18.11.96 17.5.98 Natwest Ms Joanne Wilkinson, Communications and Information Industries 1.7.96 31.12.96 Nel Ms Tracey Holbein, Communications and Information Industries 17.7.96 31.12.96 Nel Mr. Arthur David, Engineering, Automotive and Information Industries 3.7.95 31.12.96 Nissan Ms Beth Rees, Insurance 3.7.95 2.7.97 Price Waterhouse Miss Elaine Lydon, Regional Assistance 16.1.95 15.1.97 Robson Rhodes Mr. Tom Girn, Investigations 29.2.96 28.2.98 Robson Rhodes Mr. Andrew Hooper, Nuclear Industries 6.11.95 5.11.97 Rolls-Royce and Associates
Mr. John M. TaylorWe are considering the matter with the president of the industrial tribunals and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.