§ Mr. Denis Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state which ministerial members of regional water authorities have resigned or not been reappointed during his administration, the reason for non reappointment in each case, their length of service upon the regional water authority and, if known, their political affiliations together with a list of their replacements, including their qualifications and. if known, their political affiliations.
§ Mr. KingThe following list is of members of water authorities who were appointed by the Secretary of State and 381W have resigned or not been reappointed since May 1979, with their length of service, and the new appointments. Changes are necessary from time to time, and I do
WATER AUTHORITY MEMERS: RESIGNATIONS SINCE MAY 1979 Authority Name Length of service New appointments Northumbrian … P.J.Davis … … … 1½ years … … N. J. B. Prynn Severn Trent … B. C. Jones … … … 2½ years … … K. G. Robertson Southern … … Mrs. A. Ashworth … 1 year 2 months … R. Millard Thames … … N. N. B. Ordman … … 2 years 11 months … J. D. Presland Non reappointments Anglian … … Canon R. O. Jennings … 3 years … … Miss N. M. Field Anglian … … Mrs. S. F. Stern … … 3 years … … A. Jones North West … Mrs. D. Wilson … … 1 year 5 months … Maj. J. G. W. Skipwith Severn Trent … Cllr. E. J. Franklin … 6 years 4 months … D. A. Pinnell Severn Trent … D. Hutchings … … 3 years … … M. G. Southall Severn Trent … Prof. M. J. Hamlin … … 5 years 4 months … 2 vacancies Severn Trent … Mrs. F. Johnson … … 3 years … … South West … T. C. Caylor … … 3 years … … J. E. Carleton South West … F. R. Ridd-Jones … … 3 years … … Vacancy Thames … … P. D. Bromley … … 5 years … … Miss V. A. McBride Thames … … Sir John Hanbury … 6 years 4 months … C. N. Thompson Wessex … … F. W. Cole … … 3 years … … Col. P. J. Woodward