§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will announce the names of those appointed to the steering group set up to consider the economic and financial objectives of the proposed regional water authorities and the steering group's terms of reference.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsThe membership of the steering group is as follows:
Mr. J. A. Jukes (Chairman), Deputy Secretary (Environmental Protection), Department of the Environment.
Mr. J. E. Beddoe, Undersecretary, Department of the Environment.
Mr. A. I. Biggs, Confederation of British Industry.
Mr. I. C. R. Byatt, Under-Secretary (Public Sector Economics) Her Majesty's Treasury.
Sir John Cockram, General Manager, Colne Valley Water Company.
Mr. R. L. Harrison, General Manager and Engineer, Manchester Corporation Waterworks.
Mr. T. P. Hughes, Director-General of Water Engineering, Department of the Environment.
Mr. W. F. Lester, Pollution Control and Fisheries Officer, Trent River Authority.
Mr. J. G. Lloyd, Engineer, Mersey and Weaver River Authority.
Mr. D. J. Ovens, Director of Economics, Department of the Environment
Mr. E. W. Penn, Clerk and Treasurer, North West Gloucestershire Water Board.
Mr. G. S. Pollard, City Treasurer, Bradford CBC.
Mr. B. Rydz, Assistant Director, Water Resources Board.
Mr. W. R. Shirrefs, City Engineer, Leicester CBC.
Mr. W. G. H. Tripp, Waterworks Engineer and Manager, Southampton CBC
Dr. R. Turvey, Scicon Ltd.
Mr. A. G. C. Williams, Chief Executive and Clerk, Devon River Authority.
Mr. J. B. Woodham, Treasurer, Teesside CBC.
The steering group's terms of reference are as follows:
To consider and advise the Secretary of State on the economic and financial policies that shoud be adopted by the Regional Water Authorities; and in particular to consider what methods of investment appraisal and pricing policies should be adopted and how these should relate to the associated financial objectives ".