Mrs. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whom he intends to appoint as Director General of Telecommunications when the term of appointment of Professor Bryan Carsberg expires on 30 June.
§ Mr. ChannonI am reappointing Professor Carsberg as Director General of Telecommunications for a further period of five years. The new period of appointment will run from 1 July 1987, when his current term expires.
Since his initial appointment in 1984, Professor Carsberg has demonstrated his qualities as a very successful Director General. He has carried out his wide-ranging duties with professionalism and great ability. I am sure that his authority and wide experience in the telecommunications sector will continue to be appreciated by the operators, service providers and users in the next five years.