HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc321-2W
Mr. Burden

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) how the members of the Overseas Project Board are chosen; and what criteria are used for their selection;

(2) who are the present members of the Overseas Projects Board; when they were appointed; what are their occupations; which firms employ them; what were the reasons for their selection; and what is their term of office;

(3) what is the role of the Overseas Projects Board; and when it was established.

Mr. Needham

[holding answers 8 February 1994]: The Overseas Projects Board (OPB) provides expert advice to DTI Ministers and their officials on issues affecting UK industry's ability to complete effectively for major projects overseas and services as a focal point for industry to communicate its views to Government. Appointments are made by the Minister for Trade usually for three years. The aim is to have on the OPB senior businessmen and others who have experience of major projects overseas. The names of the current members, their occupations, employers, and the dates of their appointments are as follows:

Overseas Project Board

Members

  • Sir Alan Cockshaw
  • Chairman
  • AMEC plc
  • (Appointed 1 September 1991)
  • Mr. C. H. Brown
  • Chief Executive, British Gas plc
  • (Appointed 31 March 1993)
  • Mr. B. P. Dewe Mathews
  • Director J. Henry Schroder Wagg and Co. Limited
  • (Appointed 30 June 1989)
  • Professor G. Fleming BSc PhD
  • Professor of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • University of Strathclyde
  • (Appointed 30 June 1991)
  • Mr. R. T. Fox CBE
  • Vice Chairman, Kleinwort Benson Group Plc
  • (Appointed 30 June 1987)
  • Mr. S. Gillibrand CBE
  • Vice Chairman, British Aerospace plc
  • (Appointed 30 June 1989)
  • Mr. D. O. Lloyd
  • Director, Sir William Halcrow and Partners Ltd.
  • (Appointed 31 August 1990)
  • Mr. I. W. Reeves
  • Chairman, High Point plc
  • (Appointed 31 July 1992)
  • Mr. A. White CBE
  • Chairman, Biwater Ltd.
  • (Appointed 31 July 1992)
  • Mr. P. Hills
  • Executive Director
  • Samuel Montagu
  • (Appointed 4 November 1993)
  • Mr. F. Kennedy
  • Executive Board Director
  • George Wimpey plc
  • (Appointed 4 November 1993)
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  • Sir Wilfrid Newton
  • Chairman
  • London Regional Transport
  • (Appointed 4 November 1993)
  • Mr. D. Jefferies
  • Chairman, National Grid Company
  • (Appointed 4 November 1993)
  • Sir Desmond Pitcher
  • Chairman
  • North West Water Group
  • (Appointed 26 November 1993)
  • Mr. P. L. Lock ton CBE
  • Managing Director
  • Rolls Royce India Ltd.
  • (Appointed 26 October 1987)
  • Mr. K. A. Bray
  • Managing Director
  • GEC Asthom
  • (Appointed 12 January 1994)
  • Mr. R. Beresford
  • Managing Director
  • Mott McDonald
  • (Appointed 12 January 1994)
  • Mr. I. Robinson
  • Chairman and Managing Director
  • John Brown plc
  • (Appointed 28 January 1994)