§ Sir J. Barlowasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about appointments to the Monopolies Commission.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftYes. The appointment of Richard Francis Levy, Esq., Q.C., to be full-time Chairman of the Commission from 1st November, 1956, at a salary of £4,000 a year was announced to the House on 2nd November. I have reappointed the following members of the former Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission as part-time members for the periods stated
Professor G. C. Allen (1st November, 1956, to 23rd November, 1961).Sir Thomas Barnes, G.C.B., C.B.E. (1st November, 1956, to 22nd November. 1959).J. A. Birch, Esq. (1st November, 1956. to 22nd November, 1959).Brian Davidson, Esq. (1st November, 1956. to 19th January. 1960).I. C. Hill, Esq. (1st November, 1956, to 16th October, 1957).I have also appointed on the same basis:
Dr. L. T. M. Gray (15th November, 1956, to 14th November. 1960).Sir Frank Shires (13th November, 1956, to 12th November. 1959).The salary for part-time members is £500 a year, though this is not drawn in every case.
The Secretary of the Commission is A. S. Gilbert, Esq., C.B.E.
§ Sir J. Barlowasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about references to the Monopolies Commission.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftYes. I intend in the near future to refer the following matters to the Commission for investigation and report:
- (1) the supply of cigarettes and manufactured cigarette and pipe tobacco;
- (2) the supply of machinery for the manufacture and packaging of cigarettes and of cigarette and pipe tobacco; and
- (3) the supply of certain electrical equipment for motor vehicles.
The Commission already has before it a reference on chemical fertilisers which was made on the 29th October, 1955.