§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the names of all the forestry
Date of appointment Sir David Montgomery (Chairman) 21 August 1979 Landowner and farmer. Prior to his appointment he was Vice Convener of Tayside Regional Council, Vice Chairman of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, a member of the Nature Conservancy Council, and Chairman of the Council's Scottish Committee. G. D. Holmes (Deputy Chairman and Director General) 1 January 1977 A full-time appointment at Deputy Secretary level. Professional forestry qualifications. Held various posts in the Forestry Commission since 1948, including Director Research. G. J. Francis (Commissioner, Operations) 31 October 1983 A full-time appointment at Under Secretary level. Professional forestry qualifications. Held various posts in the Forestry Commission since 1954, including Director Harvesting and Marketing. D. T. J. Rutherford (Commissioner, Administration and Finance) 1 November 1984 A full-time appointment at Under Secretary level. Professional accountancy qualifications. Management accounting and computing experience in the private sector prior to joining Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1975 where he held various posts including Principal Finance and Establishment Officer. R. T. Bradley (Commissioner, Private Forestry and Development) 2 September 1985 A full-time appointment at Under Secretary level. Professional forestry qualifications. Held various posts in the Forestry Commission since 1960, including Senior Officer for Wales and Director for Harvesting and Marketing. Lord Gibson-Watt of Wye (Part-time Commissioner) 1 October 1976 Farmer and woodland owner. Member of Parliament from 1956 to 1974; a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (1959–61); Minister of State (Welsh Office) (1970–74). A former president of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. Chairman of Council on Tribunals from 1980. J. D. Pollock (Part-time Commissioner) 1 October 1978 General Secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland. Member of Manpower Services Committee Scotland. Former Chairman of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. G. O. Hutchison (Part-time Commissioner) 1 October 1981 Timber merchant. The first Chairman of the Timber Research and Development Association's Stress Grading Committee. Captain W. F. E. Forbes (Part-time Commissioner) 1 October 1982 Woodland owner and farmer. Former Chairman of Scottish Woodland Owners' Association. Member of the Executive of the Scottish Landowners' Federation. Chairman of the Central Scotland Countryside Trust. James Forbes (Part-time Commissioner) 1 November 1982 Chartered Accountant with wide business and commercial experience. I. D. Coutts (Part-time Commissioner) 18 April 1984 Chartered Accountant with wide commercial and local government experience. Chairman of Norfolk County Council Planning Committee.