§ Mr. Cryerasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what representations have been made to the EEC Commission to ensure that applications under article 56 of the European Coal and Steel Community programme for payments to redundant steel workers are approved without delay.
Members of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission as at 10 July 1987 Name Position Background Salary £ Sir Godfray Le Quesne Chairman The Law 64,739 Mr. H. H. Hunt Deputy Chairman Management Consultancy 22,670 Mr. D. G. Richards Deputy Chairman Accountancy 26,070 Mr. R. G. Smethurst Deputy Chairman Economics 22,670 Sir James Ackers Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. C. C. Baillieu Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. L. Britz Member Trade Union affairs 9,128 Mr. M. B. Bunting Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. K. S. Carmichael CBE Member Accountancy 9,128 Sir Robert Clayton CBE Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. P. H. Dean Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. A. Ferry MBE Member Trade Union affairs 9,128 Mr. P. S. G. Flint Member Industry (lawyer) 9,128 Mr. D. G. Goyder Member The Law 9,128 Miss A. M. Head Member Unit trusts 9,128 Mr. J. D. Keir QC Member Industry (lawyer) 9,128 Mr. L. Kelly Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. M. S. Lipworth Member Insurance 9,128 Professor S. C. Littlechild Member Economics 9,128 Miss P. K. R. Mann Member Advertising 9,128 Mr. S. McDowell CBE Member Economics 9,128 Mr. L. A. Mills Member Trade Union affairs 9,128 Mr. B. C. Owens Member Industry (management) 9,128 Professor R. Rees Member Economics 9,128 Mr. N. L. Salmon Member Industry (management) 9,128 Mr. D. P. Thomson Member Banking 9,128 Mr. C. A. Unwin MBE Member Trade Union affairs 9,128 Mr. S. Wainwright CBE Member Banking and Finance 9,128 Mr. R. Young Member Industry (management) 9,128 Notes:
(1) Under the provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is responsible for maintaining a panel from which additional members may be appointed to take part in any investigation into a newspaper merger.
(2) Similarly, under section 13(10) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is required to appoint not less than three additional members to the Commission to assist in any investigation under the Act.
§ Mr. Wareingasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the cost of running the Monopolies and Mergers Commission; and whether he will itemise this over the past four years.
§ Mr. MaudeThe cost of running the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in the current year and over the past four years is estimated to be:
£'000s 1983–84 Outturn 1,879 1984–85 Outturn 2,029 1985–86 Outturn 3,404 1986–87 Provisional outturn 3,317 1987–88 Estimated provision 3,563