§ Mr. Julius Silvermanasked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning if he will make a statement about the membership of the West 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.60W 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:
WEST MIDLANDS ECONOMIC PLANNING COUNCIL
Chairman
To be appointed.Members
- R. P. S. Bache, Chairman and Managing Director, George Salter & Co. Ltd., West Bromwich.
- D. Beavis, Chairman, West Midlands Gas Board.
- Mrs. W. E. Cavenagh, J.P., Barrister at Law; Senior Lecturer, Criminology (Social Study Department), Birmingham University.
- Councillor J. H. G. Cotterell, Farmer; Member, Herefordshire County Council.
- S. R. Cresswell, M.B.E., J.P., Divisional Organiser, Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers; District Secretary, Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions.
- J. R. T. Douglas, Joint Managing Director, R. M. Douglas Construction Ltd., Birmingham.
- Professor N. A. Dudley, Head of Department of Engineering Production, University of Birmingham.
- Councillor Sir William Dugdale, Bt., M.C., D.L., Member, Warwickshire County Council.
- Alderman Mrs. W. Easey, J.P., Alderman, Birmingham City Council.
- Professor I. F. Gibson, Head of Department of Industrial Administration, University of Aston in Birmingham.
- Alderman Sir Michael Higgs, Chairman, Worcestershire County Council.
- W. N. P. Jones, Clerk, Shropshire County Council.
- F. V. Magness, C.B.E., George Wimpey & Co. Ltd., Member, Clean Air Council.
- B. Mathers, Regional Secretary, Transport & General Workers Union.
- J. C. Mason, Regional Secretary, General and Municipal Workers Union.
- J. H. W. Melvin, District Organisation Officer, National and Local Government Officers Association.
- Alderman J. Oxford, Chairman, Staffordshire County Council.
- D. A. Perris, J.P., Secretary, Birmingham Trades Council; Secretary, T.U.C. Midlands Advisory Committee.
- Alderman Sir Frank L. Price, Chairman, Dawley New Town Corporation; Chairman, West Midlands Sports Council.
- Councillor G. S. N. Richards, C.B.E., Member, Coventry City Council.
- L. K. Robinson, Town Clerk, Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
- Alderman C. V. C. Simpson, Alderman, Birmingham City Council.
- R. P. Stedeford, Director, Tube Investments Ltd.
61 - Professor W. A. C. Stewart, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University.
- I. J. Wallace, O.B.E., Director, Massey-Ferguson Holdings Ltd., Coventry; Chairman, C.B.I. Regional Council.
- Councillor J. W. Wardle, M.B.E., J.P., Member, Kidderminster Rural District Council.
- Alderman H. Watton, C.B.E., J.P., Alderman, Birmingham City Council.
- Some further names will be added at a later date.