HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc851-2W
Dr. George Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has appointed a new Chairman of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority. [141293]

Mr. Darling

I am pleased to announce that following the recommendation of the selection panel I have appointed Harriet Maunsell OBE to serve as Chairman of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) for a period of five years from 1 April 2001. Mrs. Maunsell has been a member of OPRA since 1997 and was for five years Deputy Chair of the Occupational Pensions Board.