HC Deb 25 April 1991 vol 189 cc518-9W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Prime Minister whether he will list the 24 United Kingdom members of the European Community Economic and Social Committee, indicating their dates of appointment, their occupations and their party political affiliations if known.

The Prime Minister

The United Kingdom members of the Economic and Social Committee who were appointed in September 1990 for a term of four years are as follows. Members are recommended to Council for appointment on the basis of their individual qualifications not political affiliations.

Neville Beale Esq—Independent Consultant. Former senior executive of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies.

Michael Bell Esq—Chairman, International Business Communications PLC.

John Little Esq—Former Chairman and Chief Executive, Anderson Strathclyde. Former Chairman, Scottish Confederation of British Industries.

Kenneth Gardner Esq MA FRSC—Consultant in food law technology and food technology.

Dr Felix Kafka—Production and Technical Managements (Health and Safety and Environment), ICI Europa Ltd.

Michael Mobbs Esq—Chairman and Managing Director,M L Aviation.

Dr Ann Robinson—Head of Policy Unit Institute of Directors.

John Whitworth Esq—Chairman, Merchant Navy Officers' Pension Fund. Former Director of the International Shipping Federation.

Campbell Christie Esq—General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress.

Peter Dawson Esq OBE—General Secretary Professional Association of Teachers.

Tom Jenkins Esq—Assistant Secretary, Trades Union Congress, International Department.

John Lyons Esq CBE—General Secretary, Engineers' and Managers' Association.

Miss Ada Maddocks OBE—National Organising Officer (Health Staffs), National Association of Local Government Officers.

William Morris Esq—Deputy General Secretary, Transport and General Workers' Union.

Roy Sanderson Esq OBE—National Secretary, Electrical and Engineering Staff Association (Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union).

Alexander Smith Esq—General Secretary, National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.

Wilfred Aspinall Esq—Executive Director, Managerial, Professional and Staff Liaison Group.

Mrs Jocelyn Barrow OBE—Deputy Chairman, Broadcasting Standards Council.

Professor William Black—Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Development, Northern Ireland. Former Professor of Economics, Queen's University, Belfast.

Mrs Angela Guillaume—(British) Chairman, European Union of Women.

Robert Moreland Esq—Former MEP. Member of the Council for Business Graduates Association. ManagementConsultant. Chairman of Regional Development Section.

Ms Sue Slipman—Director, National Council for One Parent Families.

Michael Strauss Esq—Former Co-ordinating Director for Policy, National Farmers' Union.

Andrew Tyrie Esq—Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford.