§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 16 March to the hon. Member for Harwich (Mr. Sproat),Official Report, column 208, if he will list the organisations from which each of the chairmen of his Department's deregulation task forces are to be seconded; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe seven chairmen and their task forces are:
- Duncan Bluck, Director, John Swire & Sons—communications and transport;
- Chris Spackman, Managing Director, Bovis Construction—construction;
- Malcolm Bates, Deputy Managing Director, GEC—engineering industries;
- John Robb, Chief Executive, Wellcome—chemicals and pharmaceuticals;
- Sir Sydney Lipworth, Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission—financial services;
- Nigel Whittaker, Corporate Affairs Director, Kingfisher—other services; and
- Michael Heron, Chairman, Post Office—food, drink and agriculture.