Postal Services Commission

HC Deb 06 June 2000 vol 351 cc186-7W

Mr. Borrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce the membership of the Postal Services Commission. [125067]

Mr. Byers

Mr. Robin Aaronson, Mr. Tony Cooper, Ms Julia Kaufmann OBE, Ms Janet Lewis-Jones, and Mr. Ken Olisa are b sing appointed as members of the Postal Services Commission. They start work immediately. It is anticipated that they will be appointed as members of the statutory body of the same name that is expected to be created following the passing of the Postal Services Bill currently before Parliament. The appointment of the Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Graham Corbett CBE, was announced on 16 March and that of the Chief Executive, Mr. Martin Stanley, on 15 January. This completes the membership of the Commission.