§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the members of the Retail Price Index Advisory Commitee, the dates on which they were appointed and the length of their terms of office; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NelsonThe members of the Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee are:
Chairman
- Mr. W. P. McLennan (Director, Central Statistical Office)
Members
- Mr. J. Astin (EUROSTAT, Luxembourg)
- Mr. S. Brittan (The Financial Times)
- Professor D. Currie (London Business School)
- Professor M. C. Fleming (Loughbourgh University)
- Mr. K. H. B. Frere (Nominated by the National Federation of Consumer Groups)
- Mr. S. G. B. Henry (Bank of England)
- Mr. T. Hoyes (Nominated by Age Concern)
- Mr. J. Hughes (Nominated by the National Consumer Council)
- Mr. D. Lea OBE (Nominated by the Trades Union Congress)
- Miss R. Lea (The Mitsubishi Bank Ltd.)
- Miss R. J. Maurice
- Mr. C. J. Mowl (HM Treasury)
- Dr. J. Muellbauer (Nuffield College, Oxford)
- Professor J. F. Pickering (Portsmouth Polytechnic)
- Professor D. G. Rhys (Cardiff Business School)
- Mrs. B. Rosewell (Business Strategies Ltd)
- Dr. P. Rowlatt (National Economic Research Associates)
- Dr. A. Sentance (Nominated by the Confederation of British Industry)
- Professor R. Turvey (London School of Economics)
- Mr. R. G. Ward (Central Statistical Office)
Secretary
- Mr. D. J. Sellwood (Central Statistical Office)
Assistant Secretary
- Mrs. M. S. Dolling (Central Statistical Office)
They were appointed in March 1992. There is no fixed term of office for committee members; the committee is appointed with specific terms of reference and members normally serve until examination of the matters referred has been completed. The current terms of reference were announced on 19 May 1992, at column 75 by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor in answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Worcestershire, South (Mr. Spicer).