HC Deb 15 June 1994 vol 244 cc607-8W
Mr. Kynoch

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will be in a position to announce the membership of the Scottish advisory body on sustainable development; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Hector Monro

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Scotland indicated in January his intention to establish an advisory body of experts to examine the practical challenges of sustainable development in Scotland. Professor William Ritchie, vice-principal of Aberdeen university is to chair the body.

The body, which is to be known as the Secretary of State for Scotland's advisory group on sustainable development, will have the following nine members embracing a range of relevant interests:

  • Nan Burnett: Chairman, South East Regional Board and Board Member, Scottish Natural Heritage.
  • Ann Foster: Director of the Scottish Consumer Council.
  • Sir Charles Fraser: Former Chairman of Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise.
  • Patricia Henton: Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Aspinwall and Co.
  • Professor Bart McGettrick: Principal, St. Andrew's College of Education.
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  • Councillor Rosemary McKenna: (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council), Senior Vice President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
  • Cameron McLatchie: Chairman and Chief Executive, British Polythene Industries.
  • Simon Pepper: Head of Operations, World Wide Fund for Nature Scotland.
  • Professor Roger Wiley: Chief Executive of the Environmental Centre for Waste Management at Paisley University.

The Group has been given the following remit: To advise the Secretary of State for Scotland on: policy issues and practical challenges for Scotland as a consequence of adopting the principles of sustainable development. implications for Scotland of advice from the Government's panel on sustainable development for the UK, with which it will maintain regular contact. measures to achieve the closer integration of environmental issues in the policies and practices of both the private and public sectors across Scotland. any members referred to the group by the Secretary of State.