§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what criteria he will adopt when appointing a new chairman of the Redditch Development Corporation; and if these will include previous experience on the board.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettIn considering this appointment my right hon. Friend will have in mind the part to be played by the chairman in pursuing the objectives of the corporation and in ensuring the smooth transfer of housing assets to the district council and the orderly dissolution of the corporation.
Previous experience as a member of a development corporation is not considered to be a prerequisite for appointment as chairman.
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§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has received any representations concerning the appointment of a new chairman of the Redditch Development Corporation.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettNo.
§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the Redditch Development Corporation is due to wind up its activities and hand over the housing assets to the district council.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettSo far as the dissolution of the corporation is concerned, I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mr. Corbett) on 22nd March.—[Vol. 945 cc.569–70.]—The transfer of the corporation's housing assets to the district council is likely to take place on 1st April 1981.
§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how long the current chairman of the Redditch Development Corporation has served on the board; and in what capacities.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe present chairman of Redditch Development Corporation was appointed as a member of the Board on 1st June 1964 and as chairman on 19th July 1974.
§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the term of office of the current chairman of the Redditch Development Corporation expires.
Date of Report Date of Response Strategic Report for the North-West … … … 7th May 1974 8th December 1975 Strategic Choice for East Anglia … … … … 23rd January 1975 11th February 1976 Yorkshire and Humberside Region: Strategy Review, 1975—the Next Ten Years … 2nd February 1976 9th May 1977 Strategic Plan for the South-East 1976 Review … … 26th October 1976 To be published shortly
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he received the report of the Northern Regional Strategy Team.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettMy right hon. Friend received this report on 22nd March 1977.