§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the members of the National Advisory Council for the Youth Service, their ages, the organisations they represent and the criteria that were used in deciding membership.
§ Mr. DunnThe members of the National Advisory Council for the Youth Service, and the position each currently holds, are as follows:—
Professor Walter James, CBE—ChairmanMr. Wally Brown—District Co-ordinator for Community Education, Manchester Education AuthorityMiss Lynda Carr—Principal Officer, Education Department, Equal Opportunities CommissionMiss Ann Davies—Development Officer, Young Farmers Clubs Movement, WalesMr. Michael Edwards—County Education Officer, Norfolk County CouncilMr. Harold Haywood—Director, the Royal Jubilee and Prince's TrustsMr. Geoffrey Jones—County Adviser, Youth Education, West Glamorgan County Council, and Vice-Chairman of International Youth Year (Wales)Ms Sushila Khoot—Neighbourhood Development Worker, Youth and Community Service, London Borough of BrentMr. Anthony Lawton—Chief Project Officer, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Commonwealth SecretariatMs Mary Marken—Assistant Education Officer, Sheffield Youth and Community ServiceMr. John Naylor—National Secretary, National Council of YMCAs, and Vice-Chairman, National Council for Voluntary Youth ServicesMr. Mike Nichol—Director of Education, Wirral Local Education Authority, Member of the Executive Committee, Society of Education OfficersMr. David Owen—Group Chairman, Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd.Mr. Michael Richardson—Pro Vice-Chancellor (Continuing Education) at The Open University. Chairman-elect of the Council for Education and Training in Youth and Community Work (CETYCW)Mr. Malcolm Ryan—Chairperson, British Youth CouncilMr. Gavton Shepherd—Principal Race Relations Adviser, London Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamMiss Elizabeth Smith—Headmistress of St. Joseph's (Aided) Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon. Member of the Girl Guides AssociationMs Janice Smith—Chairperson, International Youth Year Committee for England. Member of the Executive Committee for the Boys BrigadeMr. Linbert Spencer—Chief Executive, Project Fullemploy, and a member of the In-Service Training Panel of the CETYCWMr. Alan Sutton—Head of the School of Teaching and Community Studies, Bradford and Ilkley Community College. Member of the Initial Training Panel of the CETYCWMr. Phil Treseder—Member of the British Youth Council Executive Committee, and of the IYY (Wales) Committee. Student at the Polytechnic of North LondonMrs. Madeline Webster—Deputy Principal Youth Officer, Inner Education AuthorityMr. Ivor Widdison—Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Youth Bureau, and Adviser to the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth Workers and Community Centre Wardens. Principal Administrative Assistant, Council of Local Education Authorities.288WThe Rev. David Winwood—National Secretary of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs.In determining invitations to be in membership of the council, the Secretaries of State for Education and Science and for Wales had regard to the wide range of interests in the youth service field. Individual members have, however, been appointed in a personal capacity according to the contribution each can make to the work of the council. I shall write to the hon. Member about the ages of council members in due course.