§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if new appointments have been made to the Council for Science and Technology. [119985]
§ Mr. ByersMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has recently decided to increase the number of independent members to 16 and to appoint the following as new members:
- Mr. Javaid Aziz, CEO, Aspective
- Mr. Euan Baird, Chairman, Schlumberger Ltd.
- Professor Vicki Bruce, Deputy Principal of Research, University of Stirling
- Professor Sir Paul Nurse, Director General, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
- Professor Peter Schuddeboom, Vice President, Nortel Networks
- Professor David VandeLinde, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bath
- Mr. John Weston, Chief Executive, BAE Systems.
These new members replace five previous members, namely:
- Dame Bridget Ogilvie, Chairman, COPUS
- Sir Robin Nicholson, Chairman, Rolls Royce plc
- Professor Sir Stewart Sutherland, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
- Mr. J. Martin Taylor, Chairman, W. H. Smith Group
- Professor Sir Keith O'Nions, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence (from January 2000).
The Prime Minister also decided to re-appoint:
- Sir Richard Sykes, Chairman, Glaxo Wellcome plc (until March 2003)
- Professor Sir Aaron Klug, President of the Royal Society (until the end of his Presidency of the Royal Society later this year)
- Professor Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick (until March 2003).
I am most grateful for the support and advice we have received from Council members so far and very much look forward to working with the new Council.