HC Deb 11 December 2001 vol 376 cc755-7W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the(a) Ministers, (b) Government officers, (c) Members of Parliament and (d) delegates attending the Manufacturing Summit in Birmingham on 5 December; what criteria were used to select them; and what the terms of reference were for the event. [20542]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 5 December 2001]: The full list of delegates is as follows:

  1. Patricia Hewitt—Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
  2. Nick Brown—Minister for Work
  3. Andrew Smith—Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
  4. Sir Ken Jackson—General Secretary, AEEU
  5. Chris Liddell—General Secretary, Transport and General Workers
  6. Eddie Lynch—General Secretary, Iron and Steel Trade Conference
  7. Paul Gates—General Secretary, KFAT
  8. Roger Lyons—General Secretary, MSF
  9. John Monks—General Secretary, TUC
  10. Estelle Morris—Secretary of State for Education and Skills
  11. Alan Johnson—Minister for Employment Relations and the Regions
  12. Tony Burke—Deputy General Secretary. Graphic Paper and Media Union
  13. Martin Temple—Director General, Engineering Employers Federation
  14. John Weston—Chief Executive, BAE Systems
  15. Paul Barron—President, Alstom UK
  16. Sir Ian Gibson—Innovation and Growth Team
  17. Ken Poulter—Small Business Service
  18. James McAdam—Chairman, Textile and Clothing Strategy Group
  19. John Edmonds—General Secretary, GMB
  20. Christine Wood—Regional Secretary, TUC Midlands Region
  21. Ray Griffiths—AEEU
  22. Kevin Curran—GMB
  23. Bill Holmes—MSF
  24. Bob Dover—Chief Executive, LandRover
  25. Graham Speechley—Managing Director, Benteler Automotive UK Ltd.
  26. David Warren—Director Business Group, British Trade International
  27. Graham Garbutt—Regional Director, Government Office for the West Midlands
  28. Mike Warnock—Director, Strategic Planning, Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board
  29. Greg McConnell—Deputy Secretary DETI, Northern Ireland
  30. Charlie Woods—Senior Director Knowledge Management, Scottish Enterprise
  31. John Wilson—Director General, British Apparel and Textile Confederation
  32. Sue Battle—British Chamber of Commerce
  33. Mike Baunton—Perkins Engines
  34. Michael Stark—Learning and Skills Council
  35. Digby Jones—Director General, Confederation of British Industry
  36. Dr. Julie Madigan—Chief Executive, The Manufacturing Institute
  37. Professor Kumar Bhattacharrya—Chief Executive, Warwick Manufacturing
  38. John Cushnaghan—Managing Director, Nissan UK
  39. George Barlow—Chairman, London Development Agency
  40. Graham Hall—Chairman, Yorkshire Forward
  41. Alex Stephenson—Chairman, Advantage West Midlands
  42. Lord Thomas of Macclesfield—Chairman, North West Development Agency
  43. Derek Mapp—Chairman, East Midlands Development Agency
  44. Chris Farrow—Welsh Development Agency
  45. Rita Donaghy—Chair, ACAS
  46. Adrian Hill—HEFCE
  47. Vincent Watts—Chairman, East of England Development Agency
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  48. Sir Michael Lickiss—Chairman, South West Regional Development Agency
  49. John Bridge—Chairman, One North East.

In addition, there were 31 observers from Government Departments and from the other organisations represented at the summit.

Delegates were selected on the basis that there should be a good, representative spread of manufacturing interests around the table, which would lead to a manageable and informed discussion.

There were no specific terms of reference for the event. Its purpose was to provide an opportunity for government and its partners to come together and share views on what the key issues are, and to focus on the practical steps for dealing with them.