Civil Aviation Authority (Hansard, 22 December 1971)

§ Mr. John Davies

I have today appointed six members. They are:

For five years:

Mr. R. R. Goodison, at present serving as a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Trade and Industry;

For three years:

Mr. G. W. Stallibrass, at present serving as Controller of the National Air Traffic Services in the Department of Trade and Industry;

For three years:

Mr. W. Tye, at present serving as Chief Executive of the Air Registration Board;

For two years:

Mr. J. H. Lawrie, at present serving as Chairman of the Air Transport Licensing Board;

who will all serve full time when the Authority takes over its full functions in April, 1972, and part-time until then;

For five years:

Professor D. Keith-Lucas, Professor of Aircraft Design at Cranfield Institute of Technology and member and Chairman-designate of the Council of the Air Registration Board,

and for two years:

Sir Roy Allen, Professor of Statistics at London University and a part-time member of the Air Transport Licensing Board,

who will serve as part-time members.

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I have appointed Mr. Goodison Chairman of the Authority until 31st March, 1972, but I intend to invite my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter) to become Chairman on 1st April. Mr. Goodison will then become Deputy Chairman. Until 1st April, Mr. Goodison, Mr. Stallibrass, Mr. Tye, Mr. Lawrie and Sir Roy Allen will retain their present posts and will serve as members of the C.A.A. without pay; and thereafter at a salary to be determined. Professor Keith-Lucas, who serves as a member of the Council of the Air Registration Board without pay, will receive a salary of £1,000 a year as a member of the C.A.A. from 22nd December.

I shall announce further appointments in due course.