§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will list the sub-committees of the Scottish Arts Council ; and if he will list(a) the male and (b) female members of each of these sub-committees, giving their names, qualifications and the length of their service on the council.
§ Mr. LuceThere are four women members of the Scottish Arts Council: Olga Clayton, Elaine McDonald, OBE, Jan McDonald and Ann Turner Thomson. No formal qualifications are necessary. Members are selected because they have expertise or interest in a particular field.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Minister for the Arts what are the names and qualifications of the women members appointed to the Scottish Arts Council ; and if he will list the criteria used in the selection process.
§ Mr. LuceThe seven committees of the Scottish Arts Council, with their members and length of service, are as follows. No formal qualifications are required.
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Length of service Years Months Music Committee Alexander Orr (Chairman) 5 10 Geoffrey Ball 2 10 Ian Halliburton 1 10 Peter Evans 3 10 Beth McKill 3 10 Nicholas Philipson 2 11 Jim Souness 2 11 Deirdre Hutton 3 10 Robin Miller 3 10 Linda Ormiston 10
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Length of service Years Months Drama Committee Jan McDonald (Chairman) 3 10 Andrew Johnstone 3 10 Norman Macdonald 8 Gerda Stevenson 1 7 John Watt 1 7 Paul Bassett 1 7 Margaret Gordon 3 10 Stephen Mulrine 3 10 Judy Steel 3 10 André Tammes 3 10 Alan Lyddiard 7 Stuart Patterson 6 Dance and Mime Committee Keith Alexander (Chairman) 1 10 Michael Clayton 3 6 Elaine McDonald 10 Joyce Deans 2 4 Dorothy Munro 2 6 Helen Bryce 3 7 Bill Burdett-Coutts 1 1 Norma Main 3 0 Roger Spence 3 0 Art Committee Myer Lacome (Chairman) 1 4 Isi Merzstein 10 Ann Turner Thomson 4 10 Christopher Allan 3 10 Keith Ingham 2 7 Robert McGilvray 2 7 Joyce Cairns 2 7 Doug Cocker 1 7 Duncan Thompson 3 7 Literature Committee Stewart Sanderson (Chairman) 4 10 Iain Crichton-Smith 2 10 Willis Packard 4 10 Stewart Conn 5 1 Janis Adams 4 10 Deirdre Keaney 1 10 Deirdre Chapman 1 1 Peter Cochrane 2 10 Combined Arts Committee Brian Ivory (Chairman) 4 10 Olga Clayton 10 Clive Andrews 2 7 Simon Mackenzie 2 7 Graeme McKinnon 4 7 Arthur Watson 2 7 Grace Grant 3 3 Elizabeth Foulkes 3 4 Joseph McGinlay 6 John Moreland 1 1 Policy and Resources Committee Sir Alan Peacock (Chairman) 1 3 Keith Alexander 1 10
Length of service Years Months Brian Ivory 4 10 Myer Lacome 1 4 James Logan 4 10 Jan McDonald 3 10 Alexander Orr 5 10 Stewart Sanderson 4 10 David G. Campbell (SED ASSESSOR) 4 0