HC Deb 25 March 1987 vol 113 cc203-9W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the persons originally appointed as chairs of family practitioner committees according to district health authority areas; the occupation they held at the time of appointment; which have been re-appointed and which not; of those not re-appointed, who replaced them; and in each case, what was their occupation.

Mr. Newton

The information requested is in the following table.

Family Practitioner Committees (90) Associated DHAs(191) Chairman appointed 1 April 1985 unless otherwise indicated Term of appointment Occupation New chairman from 1 April 1987 unless otherwise indicated Occupation
Derbyshire North Derbyshire Southern Derbyshire Dr. John Williams, MB, ChB, FRCGP, resigned 30 June 1986 4 years General Medical Practitioner Mr. Brian Ashby from 1 July 1986 Company Chairman
Devon Exeter North Devon Plymouth Torbay Mrs. Miriam Gent, BA 4 years Housewife
Doncaster Doncaster Mr. John Marshall, LLB 2 years Solicitor Dr. Robin Talbot, PhD Lecturer
Dorset West Dorset East Dorset Mr. Basil Gillam 4 years Solicitor
Dudley Dudley Dr. Harry White, JP, MB, ChB, DObst, RCOG 2 years General Medical Practitioner Mr. A. John Waldron Solicitor
Durham Darlington Durham North West Durham South West Durham Mr. Roy Thomas 4 years Retired
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow Hounslow and Spelthorne Ealing Riverside Mrs. Jillian Stern, BA 4 years House of CommonsResearch Assistant
East Sussex Brighton Eastbourne Hastings Dame Anne Springman, OBE, DBE 4 years Housewife, Member of Economic and Social Research Council
Enfield and Haringey Enfield Haringey Mr. Boris Whycer, FBCO, FAAO, MRIPHH 2 years Ophthalmic Optician Reappointed
Essex Basildon and Thurrock Mid Essex North East Essex West Essex Soulhend Major General Robert Wall, CB, FBIM, (RM retired) 4 years Retired
Gateshead Gateshead Dr. John Horler, TD, MB, BS 2 years General Medical Practitioner Reappointed
Gloucestershire Cheltenham and District Gloucester Mr. William Oakes, LDS, RCS(Eng) 2 years Stud Farm Owner Reappointed
Greenwich and Bexley Bexley Greenwich Mr. John Stickland, MC 4 years Business Consultant
Hampshire Basingstoke and North Hampshire Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Southampton and South West Hampshire Winchester Mrs. June Ayling, LHA, BMS, MRSH 2 years Lecturer and Broadcaster Mr. David Paterson, BAR Barrister
Hereford and Worcester Bromsgrove and Redditch Hereford Kidderminster and District Worcester and District Mrs. Ann Carter 2 years Tourist Information Officer Mrs. Elspeth Metcalfe, MA(Hons) Housewife and Business Women
Hertfordshire East Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire North West Hertfordshire South West Hertfordshire Mr. Michael Johnson, BAR, resigned 26 September 1986 2 years Barrister Lady Joanna Staughton, JP Housewife
Hillingdon Hillingdon East Yorkshire Hull Grimsby Mr. Jeffrey Woolf, FCA 2 years Chartered Accountant Reappointed
Humberside East Yorkshire Hull Grimsby Mr. Brian Norden 4 years Solicitor
Isle of Wight Scunthorpe Isle of Wight Dr. Graham Gent, MA, MB, BChir 4 years General Medical
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Paddington and North Kensington Riverside Mr. Robert Davies, BA 4 years Practitioner Director Community Development Organisation
Kent Canterbury and Thanet Dartford and Gravesham Maidstone Medway South East Kent Tunbridge Wells Ms. Catherine de Smith, FRSS 2 years Chairman and Managing Director Reappointed
Kingston and Richmond Richmond, Twickenham, and Roehampton Kingston and Esher Mr. Desmond Lewis, OBE, FPS, BAR 4 years Secretary and Registrar, Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (now retired)
Kirklees Huddersfield Dewsbury Mr. Sam Lyles CBE 2 years Company Director D. Mohammed Iqbal, PhD Lecturer
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Camberwell Lewisham and North Southwark West Lambeth Mr. David Taylor BSc 4 years Director of Economic Planning ABPI

Family Practitioner Committees (90) Associated DHAs (191) Chairman appointed 1 April 1985 unless otherwise indicated Term of appointment Occupation New chairman from 1 April 1987 unless otherwise indicated Occupation
Lancashire Preston Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Lancaster West Lancashire Chorley and South Ribble Mr. Frank Pethybridge, CBE, BA, FHA, FRSH 4 years Retired
Leeds Leeds Eastern Leeds Western Mr. Geoffrey Hickman, TD, MA 2 years Retired Mrs. Diana Scott, BSc (Hons) Citizens Advice Bureau Organiser
Leicestershire Leicestershire Dr. Gwillym Edmondson-Jones MB, ChB, FRGP, DROG 4 years General Medical Practitioner
Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire South Lincolnshire Dr. Robert Aitkin, MB, ChB FRCGP 2 years General Medical Practitioner Dr. Geoffrey Coady, PhD, FRSA Local Government Officer
Liverpool Liverpool Mr. Robert Clark 4 years Retired
Manchester Central Manchester North Manchester South Manchester Dr. Alan McLean, MB, ChB 4 years General Medical Practitioner
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Mr. Arthur Wise, BDS 2 years General Dental Practitioner Dr. Lydia Smythe, MB, BS, MRCGP General Medical Practitioner
Newcastle Newcastle Mr. William Forsyth BCom, AIB 2 years Trade Association Secretary Reappointed
Norfolk West Norfolk and Wisbech Norwich Great Yarmouth and Waveney Professor Anthony Emerson, BA PhD 2 years Professor of Sociology Reappointed
Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton Mr. Roy Sharp 2 years Toolmaker Reappointed
North Tyneside North Tyneside Dr. Joseph Gordon, L(LM) RCP, L(LM) RSCI 4 years General Medical Practitioner
Northumberland Northumberland Dr. Christopher Robinson, BSc, PhD 4 years Senior Lecturer
North Yorkshire Northallerton York Scarborough Harrogate Dr. Ian McLellan, TD, MB, ChB, MRCGP 2 years General medical Practitioner Mr. Frank Paterson Retired
Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw Central Nottinghamshire Nottingham Dr. Atholl MacLaren, MB, ChB, FRCGP 4 years General Medical Practitioner
Oldham Oldham Dr. Edward Creswell, MB, ChB 2 years General Medical Practitioner Mr. Geoffrey Hanson, BSc, MIPM, FIAE Company Director
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Lady Gilliam Williamc 4 years Housewife
Redbridge and Waltham Forest Redbridge Waltham Forest Williams Councillor, Leslie Bridgman, appointed 15 July 1985 4 years Retired
Rochdale Rochdale Mr. Lyndon Price, BSc, Dip Soc Sc Mr. James Coull, MBE, CEng, MIMechE, FBIM 4 years Retired
Rotherham Rotherham 4 years Company Chairman
St. Helens and Knowsley St. Helens and Knowsley Mr. John Dray 2 years Head of Department College of Further Education Reappointed
Salford Salford Mr. Dennis Wallwork, FBOA, DOPTH 2 years Ophthalmic Optician Mr. Nigel Fowler, LLB Company Director
Sandwell Sandwell Mr. Bertram Walters, MBE 2 years Retired Mr. Athelston Sealey, BA (Hons.), MSc Director Community Project
Sefton Southport and Formby South Sefton Mr. Brian Worcester-Davis, JP 4 years Government Servant
Sheffield Sheffield Mr. William Blake 2 years Solicitor Prof. Neil Atherton Professor of Chemistry
Shropshire Shropshire Dr. Duncan MacGregor MB, ChB D(O) RCOG 2 years General Medical Practitioner Reappointed
Solihull Solihull Mr. David Gurnham LDS 2 years General Dental Practitioner Mrs. Alys Woolley Regional Director Midlands Invalid Children Association
Somerset Somerset Mrs. Eileen Woods, MBE 2 years Housewife Reappointed
South Tyneside South Tyneside Mr. Anthony Brown 2 years Solicitor Reappointed

Family Practitioner Committees (90) Associated DHAs (191) Chairman appointed 1 April 1985 unless otherwise indicated Term of appointment Occupation New chairman from 1 April 1987 unless otherwise indicated Occupation
Staffordshire Mid Staffordshire North Staffordshire South East Staffordshire Mr. Philip Jones 4 years Company Director
Stockport Stockport Mr. Ian Somerville, BSc, ARCS, FCA. FBIM, resigned 6 December 1985 4 years Chartered Accountant Mr. Samuel McGeorge, appointed from 31 January 1986 Retired
Suffolk West Suffolk East Suffolk Mr. Arthur Nicholls 2 years Management Consultant Dr. Anne Walton, PhD, FRSC. CChem Writer and Lecturer
Sunderland Sunderland Mr. John Brown, LLB 2 years Solicitor Reappoinied
Surrey North West Surrey Mid Surrey West Surrey and North East Hampshire South West Surrey East Surrey Mrs. Margaret McNaughton 2 years Housewife Company Director Reappointcd
Tameside Tameside and Glossop Mr. Basil Sabine, OBE, MA, FTII 2 years Tax Consultant Author Mrs. Hilary Simon Social Work Manager
Trafford Trafford Dr. Barry Tennant, MB, ChB, MRCGP 4 years General Medical Practitioner
Wakefield Ponlefract Wakefield Mr. David Travis 4 years Clerk National Coal Board
Walsall Walsall Mr. Maurice Wolverson, FCA 4 years Chartered Accountant
Warwickshire North Warwickshire Rugby South Warwickshire Mrs. Margaret Blackhouse, SRN 4 years Housewife
West Sussex Chichester Mid Downs Worthing Mrs. Rosemary Cowley, CBE 2 years Company Director Reappointed
Wigan Wigan Mrs. Catherine Caley, ALA 4 years Chartered Librarian
Wiltshire Bath District Salisbury Swindon Mr. Leslie Barker-Tufft, OBE, LDS 2 years General Dental Practitioner Mrs. Jeanne Perons Solicitor
Wirral Wirral Mr. John Cooper, LDS, RCS (Eng) 2 years General Dental Practitioner Reappoinied
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Mr. David Evans, BDS 4 years General Dental Practitioner