§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the members of the regional and district health authorities, and hospital trusts on Merseyside, indicating when they were appointed, and their professional backgrounds.
§ Mr. YeoThe chairman and non-executive members of the regional health authority, the chairmen and non-executive directors of national health service trusts, and the chairmen of district health authorities in Mersey 671W region are listed in the table, together with the dates from which their current appointments commenced. Information relating specifically to their professional backgrounds is not available centrally, but the most up-to-date information held on their occupations is listed.
The appointment of non-executive members of district health authorities is a matter for the regional health
Name Appointment date Occupation Mersey RHA Membership (one vacancy) Professor A. Breckenridge (Chairman) 12 January 1993 Professor of Pharmacology Mrs. R. H. Hawley 27 July 1990 — Mrs. J. E. Timms 1 April 1993 Charity worker Mr. J. R. Halliday 15 February 1993 Company chairman Mr. B. Jenkins 1 November 1991 Company chairman Chairmen of Mersey DHAs (three vacancies) Mr. J. Ross (Chester) 4 November 1991 Retired BR manager Mr. F. R. Ludlow (Southport and Formby) 1 November 1991 Insurance consultant Mr. G. Murray (St. Helens and Knowsley) 1 October 1992 Business executive Mr. D. H. Tod (Liverpool) 4 November 1992 Company director Mr. D. Hannah (Warrington) 1 April 1990 General manager Mr. R. S. Gordon (Wirral) 1 April 1993 Underwriter Mr. S. H. Cussons (Macclesfield) 9 November 1992 Chartered accountant