HC Deb 25 February 1981 vol 999 cc371-2W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Prime Minister if she will list the membership of the Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development (ACARD).

The Prime Minister

I have appointed four new members to ACARD.

The membership is now:

Dr. A. Spinks, CBE (Chairman)

Formerly Director of Research, ICI Limited.

Sir Henry Chilver (Deputy Chairman)

Vice Chancellor, Cranfield Institute of Technology.

*Viscount Caldecote

Chairman, The Delta Metal Company Ltd.

*Sir Kenneth Corneld

Chairman and Chief Executive, Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd.

Dr. D. L. Georgala

Head of Laboratory, Unilever Research

Professor W. B. Heginbotham, OBE

Director-General, Production Engineering Research Association

*Mr. C. S. King, CBE

Deputy Chairman, BL Technology Ltd.

Dr. B. C. Lindley

Director of Research, Dunlop Ltd.

Mr. J. Lyons

General Secretary, Engineers' and Managers' Association

Sir Alec Merrison

Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol. Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils.

Mr. A. M. Muir Wood

Senior Partner, Sir William Halcrow and Partners.

*Mr. D. H. Roberts

Research Director, GEC Ltd.

Dr. L. Rofherham, CBE

Formerly Vice-Chancellor, University of Bath.

Mr. J. L. van der Post

Chief Executive, Water Research Centre.

Mr. G. H. Wright

Regional Secretary for Wales, Transport and General Workers' Union.

* New members.

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