Children's Footwear

HC Deb 11 July 1972 vol 840 cc296-7W

Mrs. Fenner

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now announce the membership of the committee which is to consider the relationship between the price of children's footwear and the incidence of foot abnormality and other matters.

Mr. Barber

Yes. The appointment of Mrs. AlisonMunro to be chairman of the committee has already been announced. I am now glad to be able to announce that the following have accepted invitations to become members:

Professor C. D. Harbury.

Mr. E. W. Howlett, Managing Director, Norvic Children's Shoes Limited.

Mrs. P. H. Mellors.

Colonel G. W. Noakes, OBE, TD, JP, Managing Director, William Timpson Limited.

Mr. W. Sayle-Creer, MB, ChB, Mch, Orth, FRCS, LRCP.

Mr. H. F. Christopherson, Commissioner of Customs and Excise.

The Secretary will be Mr. P. Jefferson Smith of HM Customs and Excise.