§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the dates of appointment of each board member of the 10 water authorities in England and Wales.
§ Mr. RidleyThe information requested for the nine regional water authorities in England is as follows:
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Board Member Date of first appointment Anglian Water Authority B. V. Henderson, CBE (chairman) 1 October 1981 Miss A. C. Abbey 1 October 1983 J. V. Boodle 1 January 1979 Dr. J. R. G. Bradfield, CBE 21 November 1975 P. F. Bullock 1 July 1986 Dr. Jane P. Carmichael 1 May 1987 F. Cator 1 October 1988 Earl of Cranbrook, DL 1 May 1987 C. J. Groome 1 October 1983 J. S. Martin, CBE 1 October 1988 A. G. Semple 1 April 1987 J. A. Simpson 1 July 1986 A. F. Smith 1 October 1983 P.H. Tombleson, OBE 1 October 1983 Northumbrian Water Authority Sir Michael Straker, Kt, CBE (Chairman) 1 October 1982 D. G. Cranston 1 October 1986 T. Harrison 1 July 1988 Dr. R. Iley 1 January 1979 Mrs J. Johnson 1 January 1981 D. R. C. Kelly 1 October 1983 Prof M. B. Pescod, OBE 1 October 1986 N. J. B. Prynn 28 September 1979 W. F. Ridley 1 October 1983 P. L. Tennant 27 October 1986 E. A. Wrangham 3 August 1973 J. S. Ward 1 July 1988 North West Water Authority W. D. Grove (Chairman) 1 October 1985 B. Alexander 1 July 1986 T. A. F. Barnes 1977 Mrs. M. C. Bolton 1 January 1988 J. A. Cropper, DL 1976 Dr. M. R. Dyer 1 October 1988 J. B. Oldfield 1 October 1983 A. G. Pendleton 1 August 1987 J. B. Robinson 1 October 1981 F. Sanderson 1 October 1983 Hon. W. R. F. Vane 1 April 1987 Severn-Trent Water Authority J. G. Bellak (Chairman) 1 June 1982 J. E. Anthony 1 October 1983 R. H. Boissier 1 October 1986 V. Cocker 1 October 1988 F. Earnshaw 1 November 1985 C. G. Hawthorne 23 August 1973 A. W. Henn 1 October 1986 T. C. Heywood-Lonsdale 1 October 1983 F. A. Jennings 1973 C. G. McMillan 1 October 1983 R. J. H. Parkes, BEM 1 October 1983 130W
Board Member Date of first appointment R. S. Paul 1 October 1988 A. H. Simon 1 October 1986 B. P. Zissman 1 October 1983 Southern Water Authority W. J. W. Courtney, CBE (Chairman) 14 August 1985 D. J. Arnold 1981 Lord Chapple of Hoxton 1 October 1983 P. A. Girle 1 November 1986 H. J. L. Harris 1 October 1983 A. Humbert 1 October 1983 F. Midmer 1 October 1988 Rear-Admiral D. G. Spickernell, CB 1 February 1987 B. R. Thorpe, CBE 1 October 1983 Dr. J. M. Westhead 1 July 1988 South West Water Authority K. Court (Chairman) 1 August 1987 S. J. Day 1 October 1983 Lady Mary Holborow 31 March 1980 Dr. J. R. Lawrence 1 October 1985 G. C. Manning 1 April 1976 D. Mitchell 1977 Sir Kenneth Sharp, Kt. TD 1 October 1987 C. Stuart 1 October 1987 R. E. Trenerry 1 October 1983 Thames Water Authority R Watts, CBE (Chairman) 1 October 1983 R Clarke 1 July 1988 M Davies 1 October 1977 Sir Peter Harrop, KCB 1 October 1986 Sir Christopher Leaver, GBE 1 October 1983 H P Parry 1982 J M Thomson 1 November 1984 E J Worlidge 1 July 1988 Wessex Water Authority W N Hood (Chairman) 1 October 1987 R H Baker 1 October 1977 Dr. A K Barbour, OBE 1 October 1983 Lady Digby, DL 1 October 1983 R Huntington 1 October 1988 R D Kent 1 July 1988 D N A McLure 1 October 1986 J M Mills TD, DL 1973 K F Roberts, CBE 1 October 1983 C Skellett 1 October 1988 A R Thornhill 1 July 1988 Yorkshire Water Authority G P Jones (Chairman) 1 October 1983 J D Bell 1 October 1988 J P Coverdale, OBE 23 August 1973 D Cramb, CBE 1 October 1986 J A Fawcett 1 October 1983 B P Hogg 1 October 1986 T Jackson 12 October 1983 T Newton 1 October 1988
Board Member Date of first appointment Mrs P V Smith, OBE 1 June 1982 A Ward 1 October 1988 My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales is responsible for appointments to the board of the Welsh water authority.
§ Mr. WattsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will adjust the external financing limits of water authorities in the current financial year to enable them to buy shares in statutory water companies.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy right hon. Friend has no plans to do so.