§ Mrs. Knightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will now announce the names of those whom he has appointed as chairmen of the regional health authorities from 1 August.
§ Mr. FowlerI am glad to be able to say that the following persons have accepted my invitation to serve from 1 August as chairmen of the regional health authorities, the bodies which are directly accountable to me for the provision of health services in the 14 regions. In making these appointments I have maintained a measure of continuity, while at the same time bringing in to the regional level a number of new people whose experience and background make them eminently suitable for these important posts. I should like to place on record my indebtedness for the long service and the dedication and leadership given to the National Health Service by those retiring this year, namely, Sir George Chetwynd, Sir Eric Driver, Sir Sidney Hamburger, Sir Sydney King, Sir David Perris and Mr. Kingsley Williams.
Region
- Northern, Professor B. E. Tomlinson, CBE, MD, FRCP, FRC(Path).
- Yorkshire, Sir William Tweddle, CBE, TD, LLM.
- Trent, Mr. J. M. Carlisle, B. Eng, FiMechE, FI Mar E, MBIM.
- East Anglian, Sir Arthur South, JP.
- North West Thames, Dame Betty Paterson, OBE, JP, DL.
- North East Thames, Sir Harry Moore, CBE.
- South East Thames, Sir John Donne.
- South West Thames, Mr. A. V. Driver, BSc(Eng).
- Wessex, Dr. Bryan Thwaites, MA, PhD, FIMA.
- Oxford, Mr. G. J. Roberts, CBE, JP.
- South Western, Mr. B. H. Bailey, OBE, JP.
- West Midlands, Mr. James Ackers.
- Mersey, Mr. R. D. Wilson.
- North Western, Sir John Page.
I am appointing Mr. Bailey as chairman of the Health Education Council from 1 January 1983. He will relinquish the chairmanship of the South Western regional health authority on that date. I shall announce the name of his successor in due course.