§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment who are the members currently appointed to the Race Relations Employment Advisory Group.
§ Mr. ForsythThe members currently appointed to the Race Relations Employment Advisory Group are: Mr. S. Azam, Ms K. Carberry, Mr. R. Cochrane, Mr. E. Cotter, Mr. R. Gilbert, Dr. A. Hirmis, Ms M. Lai, Ms G. Mills, Mr. H. Ouseley, Mrs. K. Siviter, Ms S. Sootarsing, Mr. G. Taylor, Ms J. Tomlin, Mr. S. Ward and Mrs. C. Wells.
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§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment who are the members currently appointed to the committees for the employment of people with disabilities.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Employment Service regional directors and directors for Scotland and Wales appoint members of these committees on behalf of the Secretary of State. However, Ministers appoint their chairmen, and I am attaching a list of the current chairmen. All current appointments to CEPDs expire on 31 March 1994. The committees will be reconstituted for a term of three years, and all appointments considered afresh, from 1 April 1994.
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Committees for the employment of people with disabilities Current chairmen (to 31 March 1994) Name London and South East Essex Mr. Maurice Austin Hampshire Mrs. Jennifer Anderson Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and North Buckinghamshire Mr. Peter Banton Isle of Wight Mr. David Guy, MBE Kent Mr. Robin Carver, MBE London North Mr. Geoffrey Busby, OBE London south (vacant) Oxfordshire, Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire Ms Anne Dreydel, OBE Surrey Mrs. Heather Sheppard Sussex Mr. Martin Long North West Cumbria Mr. Brian Porter, MBE Cheshire Dr. David Robertson Lancashire (vacant) Greater Manchester (vacant) Merseyside Mrs. Linda Morris Scotland Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Argyll Mrs. Helen Ostrycharz Central Scotland Mr. Ian Sneddon Dumfries and Galloway Mr. John Henderson Glasgow, Renfrew and Dunbarton Mr. Alan Malcolm Grampian Mr. Keith White Highlands and Western Isles Mr. Donald Mackay Lanarkshire Mr. Arthur Bell Lothian and Borders Mr. John Denholm Orkney and Shetlands Mr. Peter Malcolmson, OBE Tayside and Fife Councillor Charles Farquhar Wales Clwyd and Powys Mr. John Ashton Edwards, OBE Gwent Miss Nina Shields Gwynedd Mr. Hugh Williams Mid Glamorgan Mr. Anthony Arnold, MBE South Glamorgan Mr. Lawrence Johnon South West Wales (covering West Glamorgan and Dyfed) Mr. William Gareth Davies Yorkshire and Humberside Bradford, Calderdale, and Kirklees Professor Mark Baker Humberside Mrs. Wendy Witter, MBE Leeds and North Yorkshire Dr. Patrick Nuttgens, CBE Sheffield and Rotherham Mr. Donald Fleet Wakefield, Barnsley and Doncaster Mr. Paul Jagger South West Avon Mrs. Susan Marshfield Cornwall and Plymouth Mrs. Margot Berry
Name Devon Mr. Peter McDonald Dorset Mr. Andrew Child Gloucestershire Mr. Neil Frewer Somerset Major General Tony Palmer Wiltshire Mr. Tim Papé Northern Cleveland Mr. Ted Fuller Durham Mr. Michael Smith North Tyne Dr. Graham Grant, MBE South Tyne and Wear Mr. Ian Armstrong East Midlands and Eastern Derbyshire Mr. Peter Broxham Leicestershire Mr. Philip Dawson Smith, MBE Lincolnshire Mrs. Katie Phillips Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire Mr. Paul Newton West Midlands Birmingham and Solihull Mrs. Jane Harrison Coventry and Warwickshire Mrs. Jennifer Gove, OBE Dudley and Sandwell Mr. Michael Garrett Hereford and Worcester Mr. Michael Price, CBE Shropshire Mrs. Kate Moore Staffordshire Mr. Douglas Garvie Wolverhampton and Walsall Mr. Harold Canning Letter from M.E.G. Fogden to Mr. Peter Kilfoyle, dated 16 March 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking who are the members appointed to the Committees for the Employment of People with Disabilities.
There are 60 CEPDs, each with an independent chairman, and up to 14 members. Chairmen are appointed by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment with special responsibility for the employment of people with disabilities, on behalf of the Secretary of State. Members are appointed by my Regional Directors and Directors for Scotland and Wales, on behalf of the Secretary of State.
CEPDs were established under the provisions of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944. Their statutory role is to advise and assist the Secretary of State for Employment on matters related to the employment and self-employment of people with disabilities in their areas. In practice they work closely with my people within their areas, particularly with Placing, Assessment and Advisory Teams, in promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Each Committee includes equal numbers (either two or three) of members appointed after consultation with organisations representing employers and workers—to represent employers and workers generally. The other members are appointed as independents on the basis of the personal contribution they can make to work of their Committee. They usually include the manager of a local sheltered workshop, a member of the medical profession and other with a direct interest in the employment of disabled people locally.
Because members are appointed at regional level, and the Committees work primarily with PACTs locally, we do not maintain an up to date national list of the 800 to 900 members of the Committees.
I hope this is helpful.