HC Deb 07 July 1997 vol 297 cc342-3W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 24 June,Official Report, column 443, if he will list the elected members of local authorities who have places on the boards of TECs. [6301]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 1 July 1997]: The following list contains the names of 41 directors notified to the Department by the English TECs as being members of their local authority. A further 119 directors are officials of local authorities; most being chief executives or directors of education. The Department is aware that a number of other directors appointed from the business community may also be elected members of local authorities but such information is not held centrally.

List of elected members of local authorities
Name Local authority Position
AZTEC John Tilley Royal Borough of Kingston Leader of the Council
Barnsley and Doncaster Stephen Houghton Barnsley MBC Leader
Birmingham Andrew Howell Birmingham City Council Councillor
Bradford and District Ruth Redfern Community and Environmental Services Committee Chair
Calderdale and Kirklees Pam Warhurst Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale Leader
Calderdale and Kirklees John Harman Kirklees MBC Leader
CEWTEC Phil Davies Wirral Borough Council Councillor
Devon and Cornwall Margaret Garton West Devon Borough Council Councillor
ELTEC Kath Readc Burnley Borough Council Leader
ELTEC Howel Jones Ribble Valley Borough Council Leader

List of elected members of local authorities
Name Local authority Position
ELTEC Malcolm Doherty Blackburn Council Leader
Greater Nottingham Martin Gawith Nottinghamshire County Council Leader
Hereford and Worcester Dan Wicksteed Hereford and Worcester City Council Chairman
Leeds Brian Walker Leeds City Council Leader
North Derbyshire Geoff Carlile Derbyshire County Council Chairman
North Nottinghamshire Valerie Dickinson Bassetlaw Hospital and Community Services Chair
North Nottinghamshire Richard Dix Newark and Sherwood District Council Councillor
North Nottinghamshire Fred Riddell Nottinghamshire County Council Chair of Education
Oldham Brian Mather Oldham MBC Elected Member
Oldham John Johnson Oldham MBC Dep. Leader
Oldham James Greenwood Oldham MBC Chairman
Sandwell Tarsem King Sandwell MBC Chairman
Sheffield Bill Jordan Sheffield City Council Chairman
Sheffield Jan Wilson Sheffield City Council Chair of Education
SOLOTEC Jim Mallory London Borough of Lewisham Leader
South and East Cheshire Edward Cutler Macclesfield Borough Council Councillor
Southern Derbyshire Robert Jones Derbyshire County Council Deputy Leader
Southern Derbyshire Simon Tollervey Amber Valley Borough Council Leader
St. Helens Michael Doyle St. Helens MBC Deputy Leader
Stockport and High Peak John Bull Derbyshire County Council Councillor
Teesside Bryan Hanson Hartlepool Borough Council Leader
Tyneside Leslie Elton Gateshead MBC Councillor
Tyneside Peter Haigh South Tyneside MBC Councillor
Wakefield Colin Croxall Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council Leader
West London Alan Parker London Borough of Ealing Chair of Education
Wigan Fred Walker Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Chairman
Wigan Peter Smith Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Leader
Wight Morris Barton Isle of Wight County Council Leader
Wolverhampton Mulkinder Jaspal Wolverhampton MBC Chairman
Wolverhampton Roger Lawrence Wolverhampton MBC Deputy Leader
Wolverhampton John Evans South Staffordshire Council Chairman