HC Deb 28 January 1994 vol 236 cc429-33W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Fire Services Examinations Board.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The members of the Fire Services Examinations Board are:

  • Chairman (appointed by Secretary of State)
  • Mr. B. T. A. Collins, OBE QFSM
    • (HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services for England and Wales)
  • Members
  • (appointed by Secretary of State)
  • Mr. G. P. Walker (Scottish Office)
  • Mr. B. L. Fuller, CBE QFSM
    • (Commandant, Chief Executive, Fire Service College)
  • Mr. D. Dick, OBE
  • Mr. M. J. Addison (Home Office)
  • Appointed by
  • The Association of County Councils
  • Mr. A. Till
  • Mr. T. Gorman
  • Mr. T. L. Glossop
  • Appointed by
  • The Association of Metropolitan Authorities
  • Mr. W. Dunlop
  • Mr. S. G. Bennett
  • Mr. G. Brewer
  • Appointed by
  • The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  • Mr. W. E. Axon
  • Mr. G. Bird
  • Mr. P. Donnolly
  • Appointed by
  • The Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association
  • Mr. J. H. Windsor
  • Mr. J. G. Russel
  • Appointed by
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  • The National Association of Fire Officers
  • Mr. G. Williams
  • Mr. R. Anderson
  • Appointed by
  • The Fire Brigades Union
  • Mr. K. Cameron
  • Mr. R. Scott
  • Mr. I. Brandling
  • Appointed by
  • The Institution of Fire Engineers
  • Dr. R. W. Docherty

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the misuse of drugs professional panel.

Mr. Maclean

A professional panel does not have a standing membership. It consists of a chairman and two other persons drawn from a pool of members of the respondent's own profession, nominated by the relevant professional bodies, and appointed by the Secretary of State.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

Mr. Maclean

The current members of the board are:

  • Lord Carlisle of Bucklow, PC, QC
  • Mr. James Law,QC1
  • Mr. Charles Whitby, QC
  • Mr. Barry Chedlow, QC
  • Sir David Calcutt, QC
  • Miss Beryl Cooper, QC
  • Miss Shirley Ritchie, QC
  • Mr. Hugh Carlisle, QC
  • Mr. Colin Fawcett, QC
  • Mr. Michael Park, CBE1
  • Mr. John Crowley, QC
  • Sir Arthur Hoole
  • Mr. Donald Robertson, QC1
  • Mr. Michael Lewer, QC
  • Mr. Peter Weitzman, QC
  • Mr. Conrad Seagroatt, QC
  • Mr. John Archer, QC
  • Mr. Owen Thomas, QC
  • Mr. Leighton Williams, QC
  • Mr. Graeme Hamilton, QC
  • Sir Derek Bradbeer, OBE
  • Mr. Crawford Lindsay, QC
  • Lord Macaulay of Bragar, QC1
  • Miss Diane Cotton, QC
  • Mr. Donald Mackay, QC1
  • Mr. Evan Stone, QC
  • Mr. Daniel Brennan, QC
  • Mr. Timothy Preston, QC
  • Mr. John Cherry, QC
  • Mr. Kevin Drummond, QC1
  • Mr. Edward Gee
  • Mr. David Barker, QC
  • His Honour James Kingham
  • His Honour Sir David West-Russell
  • His Honour John da Cunha
  • Mr. Michael Churchouse
  • Mr. James M. McGhie1
  • Sir Richard Gaskell
  • Mr. Norman Miscampbell, QC
  • Mr. Michael Lewis, QC
  • Mr. Harold Gooddard, QC
  • His Honour SirJonathan Clarke
  • 1 Member appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Animal Procedures Committee.

Mr. Charles Wardle

I refer the hon. Member to the reply to a question from the hon. Member for Glanford and Scunthorpe (Mr. Morley) on 14 January, column337.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Police Promotion Examinations Board.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The chairman of the Police Promotion Examinations Board is Professor J. A. Andrews, whose current appointment runs until August 1996. The members of the board are appointed by the bodies which they represent: these include the police staff associations, the local authority associations, the Home Office, Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary, the chief examiner and the local government management board, which administers the examinations.

The current membership of the board is as follows:

  • Professor J. A. Andrews—Chairman
  • Mrs. P. G. W. Catto—Home Office
  • Mr. W. Lawrie—Secretary
  • Mrs. E. M. Eyers—Assistant Secretary
  • Mr. J. Dunn—Assistant Secretary
  • Miss S. Hubbard—HMIC
  • Mr. P. Rabbeth—Police Federation
  • Mr. D. Hayward—Police Federation
  • Mr. B. Pallant—Police Federation
  • Mr. H. Lowe—ACC
  • Mr. V. Petrie—ACC
  • Commander B. Aitchison—Metropolitan Police
  • Mr. A. Dyer—ACPO (Moderator)
  • Ch. Supt. B. MacKenzie—Superintendents Association
  • Mrs. C. Webb—LGMB
  • Mr. B. Whyte—CPTU Chief Examiner
  • (Not including "Non-members likely to attend")

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Misuse of Drugs Tribunal.

Mr. Maclean

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 specifies that a tribunal should consist of five members. The chairman, who is currently Mrs. H. Sarkany, must be a barrister, advocate or solicitor and is appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

The other four persons are drawn from a pool of members of the respondent's own profession, nominated by the relevant professional bodies, and are appointed by the Secretary of State for particular cases.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Poisons Board.

Mr. Maclean

The role of the Poisons Board is under review as part of a general review of poisons legislation. It has not been necessary to convene the board since 1990 and it has no appointed members at present.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Mr. Maclean

The current membership of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is as follows:

  • Professor D. G. Grahame-Smith Chairman
  • Mrs. J. Barlow Female Dependency Projects Manager, Stirling
  • Mr. R. Bartle Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, London
  • Dr. W. B. Clee General Medical Practitioner, Cardiff
  • Mr. D. S. Coleman—Unit Leader, Office of the Health Service Commission for England, London
  • Dr. M. Donmall—Director, Drug Research Unit and Lecturer in Public Health, Manchester
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  • Dr. A. J. Duxbury—Dentist, Manchester
  • Professor G. Edwards—Consultant Psychiatrist, London
  • Mrs. J. Faugier—Senior Research Fellow in Nursing, Manchester
  • Dr. J. Greenwood—Consultant Psychiatrist, Edinburgh
  • Ms K. Hager—Co-ordinator, SWRHA Drugs Services Project, Exeter
  • Mr. P. Hayes—Probation Service, London
  • Ms L. Hewitt—Project Manager, the Stockwell Project, London
  • Mr. M. G. Hindson—Probation Service, Manchester
  • Professor R. S. Jones—Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia, Liverpool
  • Ms R. Joyce—Health Education Co-ordinator, Cambridgeshire
  • Mr. J. L. Kay—Managing Director Healthwise Ltd., Liverpool
  • Dr. M. R. Keen—Consultant Psychiatrist, Cardiff
  • Dr. D. H. Kennedy—Consultant Physician, Glasgow
  • Professor M. H. Lader—Professor of Psychopharmacology, London
  • Mr. A. D. Massaum—Pharmaceutical Industry, London
  • Mr. M. NaraynSingh—Public Education Officer, Manchester
  • Professor W. D. Ollis—Professor of Organic Chemistry, Birmingham
  • Mr. D. Owen—Chief Constable, North Wales
  • Mr. K. Patel—Deputy Director, the Bridge Project, Bradford
  • Dr. D. Patterson—Consultant Psychiatrist, Northern Ireland
  • Mr. A. W. Ramsay—Regional Adviser in Health Education, Strathclyde
  • Dr. S. Ruben—Consultant Psychiatrist, Liverpool
  • Viscountess Runciman—Outreach Adviser, London
  • Mr. I. Sherwood—Senior Specialist Nurse, Bristol
  • Professor G. V. Stimson—Director of the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, London
  • Dr J. S. Strang—Consultant Psychiatrist, London
  • Dr. D. J. Temple—Director of Post Graduate Pharmaceutical Studies for NHS in Wales
  • Mr. D. Turner—Director, SCODA, London
  • Mr. E. Unsworth—Deputy Director, Social Services, Cambridgeshire
  • Mr. P. Walker—Headteacher, Kent
  • Dr. T. Waller—General Medical Practitioner, Suffolk

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Misuse of Drugs Advisory Board.

Mr. Maclean

The Misuse of Drugs Act specifies that an advisory body should consist of three members. The chairman, who is currently Miss J. Southworth, must be a QC and is appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

One of the other two members is drawn from a pool of members of the respondent's own profession, nominated by the relevant professional bodies, and the other is a member of the respondent's own profession who is an officer of a department of Government. They are appointed by the Secretary of State for particular cases.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who are the members currently appointed to the Police Staff College, board of governors.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Current membership of the board of governors is as follows:

  • Sir Clive Whitmore, GCB, CVO (Chairman)
  • Mr. I. M. Burns (Deputy Chairman)
  • Mr. T. A. Morris—Home Office
  • Mr. C. Scoble—Home Office
  • Mrs. P. G. W.Catto—Home Office
  • Mr. J. P. Ryan—National Director of Police Training
  • Mr. A. Dyer—Association of Chief Police Officers
  • Mr. J. C. Hoddinott—Association of Chief Police Officers
  • Mr. B. H. Skitt—Association of Chief Police Officers
  • Mr. B. H. Weight—Association of Chief Police Officers
  • Mr. P. Condon—Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
  • Mr. B. Mackenzie—Superintendents' Association
  • Mr. G. Wilson—Superintendents' Association
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  • Mr. R. B. Coyles—Police Federation
  • Mr. D. Hayward—Police Federation
  • Mr. B. H. Drake—Association of County Councils
  • Mr. H. Lowe—Association of County Councils
  • Mr. C. P. Winterton—Association of County Councils
  • Mr. G. Gill—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
  • Mr. W. Smith—Association of Metropolitan Authorities
  • Professor J. P. Martin—Academic Adviser
  • Mr. P. Dawson— Staff College Directing Staff Advisers
  • Mrs. C. Montague—Staff College Directing Staff Advisers
  • Mr. G. A. Widdecombe—Secretary to the Board
  • Miss E. B. M. Rak—Assistant Secretary to the Board

Apart from the academic adviser, all members serve either in an ex officio capacity or are nominated by the organisations they represent.