HC Deb 19 April 1989 vol 151 cc187-8W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the current membership of the advisory panel on deregulation; and when he will be appointing new members.

Mr. Maude

Four new members have been appointed and will join the panel on 24 April 1989. They areProfessor Sue Birley—Philip and Pauline Harris Professor of Entrepreneurship, Cranfield School of Management, Bedford. Mr. John Lawrence—Chief Executive, Thorn Security Ltd., Feltharn. Mr. Brian Prime—Proprietor, Northbay House Residential Care Home, Lowestoft. Mr. Brian Wicks—Deputy Director General, National Farmers Union, London.

The advisory panel makes an important contribution to the enterprise and deregulation unit's work by advising them on the impact of regulatory requirements on business and enterprise development. I should like to express my gratitude to them and particularly to the four retiring members, Mr. Colin Dauris, Mr. George Gray, Mr. Damon de Laszlo and Mr. Phillip White.

These new appointments will help to ensure the panel's continuing effectiveness as a source of valuable advice.

The existing membership of the advisory panel on deregulation is as follows: Sir Nigel Mobbs DL, Chairman—Chairman and Chief Executive, Slough Estates plc, Slough. Mr. Mike Fisher—Managing Director, Whale Tankers Ltd., Solihull, West Midlands. Mrs. Teresa Graham—Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse, Newcastle. Mr. Neil McArthur—Chairman, Thurnall Engineering Ltd., Manchester. Mr. Stephen Moss—Managing Director, BCP Parking, and Director, Grosvenor Securities Ltd., London. Mr. Tom O'Connor—Chairman and Managing Director, Elta Plastics, Stockton-on-Tees. Mrs. Jenifer Rosenberg—Managing Director J and J Fashions Ltd., London. Mrs. Celia Urquhart—Managing Director, CU Data L td., Glasgow.