§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appointments of 207W public directors to the boards of private companies are at present supervised by the Treasury; if he will publish the names of people holding such posts at present, showing how long they have held the posts; and if he will state to which companies they are attached.
§ Mr. HigginsSix. The appointments are as follows:
British Petroleum Co. Ltd.:
Sir John Stevens. K.C.M.G., D.S.O., O.B.E., T.D., appointed Director. May, 1969R. E. Brook, C.M.G., O.B.E., appointed Director, May, 1970.Suez Finance Company:
Sir John Stevens, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., O.B.E., T.D., appointed Director, May, 1967.M. J. Babington Smith, C.B.E., appointed Director, December, 1957 and re-appointed 1961 and 1966.Agricultural Mortgage Corporation:
J. St. J. Rootham, appointed Director, January, 1968.Scottish Agricultural Securities Corporation:
John Arbuckle, appointed Director, August, 1966.