§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning if he will make a statement about the membership of the East Midlands Economic Planning Council.
§ Mr. CroslandAs the period of appointment of some members expires at the end of March and there are also some vacancies, I have reviewed the membership and appointed a few new members. I am circulating a full list of the members of the council in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I am glad to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the excellent work done by those members who have served hitherto.
Following is the list:
EAST MIDLANDS ECONOMIC PLANNING COUNCIL
Chairman
Sir Mark Henig, Alderman, Leicester City Council; Chairman, English Tourist Board; Director, Henig & Sons Ltd., Leicester.Members
- Miss A. B. Allen, Chairman and Managing Director, Simon May & Co. Ltd., Nottingham.
- C. Adolphe, Midlands Divisional Officer, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, Leicester.
- Alderman J. Anderson, C.B.E., J.P., Alderman, Derbyshire County Council.
- Alderman K. W. Bowder, O.B.E., Alderman, Leicester City Council.
- Alderman A. J. Bussell, Alderman, Derby County Borough Council.
- Alderman R. W. Chadburn, J.P., Alderman, Kesteven County Council; Chairman, Mansfield Brewery Co. Ltd.
- J. F. Coe, Transport and Distribution Manager, Stanton and Staveley Ltd. (British Steel Corporation), Nottingham.
- I. Drummond, Clerk of the Trent River Authority.
- A. C. Dugard, C.B.E., Chairman and Joint Managing Director, Cooper and Roe Ltd., Nottingham.
- Profssor K. C. Edwards, C.B.E., Professor of Geography, Nottingham University.
- Alderman E. S. Foster, Alderman, Nottingham County Borough Council; Trade Development Officer, Nottingham Cooperative Society.
62 - A. Giffen, Joint Managing Director, Weetabix Ltd., Kettering.
- Professor S. J. Gould, Professor of Sociology, Nottingham University.
- Alderman S. P. King, O.B.E., J.P., District Organiser, National Union of Agricultural Workers, Lincolnshire; Alderman, Kesteven County Council.
- Councillor A. E. Lester, J.P., Member, Nottinghamshire County Council; Managing Director, Lesters (Nottingham) Ltd.
- J. Lingeman, J.P., Commercial Manager, Ruston Bucyrus Ltd., Lincoln.
- Alderman Col. P. H. Lloyd, C.B.E., T.D., D.L., J.P., Chairman, Leicestershire County Council; Farmer.
- Professor R. L. Meek, Tyler Professor of Economics, Leicester University.
- H. L. Milliard, O.B.E., T.D., J.P., Secretary, Leicester and County Chamber of Commerce.
- W. L. Miron, C.B.E., T.D., J.P., Regional Chairman, National Coal Board, Nottingham.
- Alderman Mrs. D. P. Oxenham, C.B.E., J.P., Chairman, Northamptonshire County Council; Deputy Chairman, Corby Development Corporation.
- H. E. Parkin, Area Secretary, National Union of Mineworkers (Derbyshire Area), Chesterfield.
- H. Pearson, Assistant Financial Controller—Capacity and Resources, Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby.
- H. C. Ryan, J.P., Chairman, Aveling-Barford Ltd., Grantham; Chairman, Construction Equipment Division, British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd.
- Professor M. Seaman, Professor of Engineering and Business Management, Loughborough University.
- C. A. Unwin, J.P., District Secretary, General and Municipal Workers Union (Midland and East Coast District), Nottingham.
- G. B. Walden, J.P., District Organiser, Transport and General Workers Union. Northampton.
- A further name will be added at a later date.