§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is able to announce the names 96W of the chairman and members of the expert panel being established to advise him on issues relating to black country limestone; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI am very pleased to announce that Sir Edward Parkes, vice-chancellor of Leeds university and until recently chairman of the University Grants Committee, has agreed to be the chairman of this panel. I am also pleased to announce the appointments as panel members of the following, with specialisms in brackets:
- Dr. D. I. Blockley (Structural Risk Analysis)
- Professor J. B. Burland (Soil Mechanics)
- Mr. Owen Gregory (Minerals Surveying)
- Mr. D. A. D. Reeve (Civil Engineering)
- Mr. J. R. Trustram Eve (Surveying and property development)
My Department will provide an assessor to the panel, Mr. P. F. Everall, and the panel secretary, Dr. D. Brook.
The first meeting of the panel will take place on 15 November, at which terms of reference will be agreed and a programme of work established.