§ Mr. Fisherasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what is the period of office of the Chairman and members, respectively, of the National Economic Development Council; and by what criteria they were appointed.
§ Mr. George BrownNo specific term is set for the tenure of office of the Chairman and the Ministerial members of the National Economic Development Council nor for that of the Director General98W of the National Economic Development Office, and the Chief Industrial Adviser to the Government. The other members hold their appointments for a period of two years in the first instance.
In answer to the second part of the question the appointments from the Trade Union and management sides of industry were made after consultation with the T.U.C. and with the principal employers' organisations.