British Broadcasting Corporation

HC Deb 04 June 1984 vol 61 cc9-10W

Mr. Arnold

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the present governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation; when each was appointed; how long each is due to hold office; and what vacancies currently exist.

Mr. Hurd

The details are contained in the following table. There is one existing vacancy on the board.

BBC Governors
		Period of Appointment*
		From	To
Chairman	Mr. Stuart Young	1.8.81	31.7.88
Vice Chairman	Sir William Rees-Mogg	1.8.81	31.7.86
National Governor	Mr. Alwyn Roberts	20.10.79	31.7.84
(Wales)
National Governor	Sir Roger Young	20.10.79	31.7.84
(Scotland)
National Governor	Lady Faulkner	25.10.78	31.7.85
(Northern Ireland)
Other Governors	Sir John Johnston GCMG KCVO	21.12.78	31.7.85
	Professor C. Longuet-Higgins FRS	26.7.79	31.7.84
	Miss Jocelyn Barrow OBE	19.2.81	31.7.85
	Miss Daphne M. S. D. Park CMG OBE	1.8.82	31.7.87
	Sir John McFarlane Boyd CBE	1.11.82	31.7.87
	Mr. Malcolm H. D. McAlpine	1.8.83	31.7.88
* Where governors have been re-appointed the period shown is from first appointment to the expiry of the current term of appointment.

for Racial Equality in July 1983. When my right hon. and learned Friend receives from the commission firm proposals for amending the Act he will carefully consider them.