HL Deb 31 July 1984 vol 455 cc782-4WA
Baroness Gardner of Parkes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will announce the names of the members of the Staff Commission they intend to establish to safeguard the interests of staff affected by the proposed abolition of the GLC and the six metropolitan county councils.

Lord Bellwin

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is about to consult representative bodies of the relevant authorities and of the staff concerned as regards the following proposed appointments to the Staff Commission:

Chairman

Sir Philip Woodfield, KCB, CBE, former Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office.

Members

Mr. Francis Amos, CBE, BSc, DipArch, SPDip, RIBA, PPRTPI, FRSA, Senior Fellow University of Birmingham, former Chief Executive Birmingham City Council and former City Planning Officer Liverpool City Council.

Miss Pat Downs, BA, BComm, FIPM, FBIM, MATM, former Director of Personnel F. W. Woolworth, former Area Personnel Officer for the Ipswich and District Group of Hospitals and Ex-Civil Service Commissioner.

Mr. Geoffrey Drain, CBE, JP, BA, LLB, General Secretary NALGO 1973–1983.

Miss Joyce Hindley, BA, FIPM, Former Personnel Officer with Cheshire County Council, and former Education and Training Officer with Cadbury Brothers Limited.