HC Deb 15 November 1983 vol 48 cc442-3W
Mr. Dicks

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has decided on the future membership of the social security advisory committee.

Mr. Fowler

The appointments of nine members of the social security advisory committee expire on 23 November 1983. I am very pleased to announce that I have decided to re-appoint eight of these members for a further three-year term. My colleagues and I have great respect for the hard work undertaken by the committee, which has perhaps the most extensive remit of any independent advisory body. These re-appointments, together with the re-appointment of the chairman, Sir Arthur Armitage, which I announced earlier this year, will enable the SSAC to build upon the solid foundations it has already laid down.

I have also decided to appoint two new members to the committee, to replace a retiring member and to fill an existing vacancy. Their terms of appointment will also run for three years from 24 November 1983 and I am glad to welcome them to the committee.

The names of those appointed or re-appointed to the committee are:

New members

  • Mrs. Juliet Cheetham
  • Dr. Dipak Ray

Existing members to be re-appointed

  • Mrs. J. Browning
  • Dr. R. J. Donaldson OBE, C St J
  • Reverend H. Good MBE
  • Mr. H. Hodge
  • Mr. P. Jacques
  • Mrs. J. Lysaght CBE
  • Mr. T. S. McLeod
  • Dr. A. Stokes OBE

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