§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names, qualifications and the relevant background of members of the Commission for Racial Equality, with their dates of appointment and tenure. [22575]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe posts of commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality are the personal appointment of the Home Secretary. They are initially appointed for a two-year period with the possibility of further extensions up to a total of five years. The current commissioners are:
Name Appointed Until Mr. Herman Ouseley 19.04.93 18.04.98 Mr. Aubrey Rose 01.11.90 31.10.95 Dr. Michael Chan 01.11.90 31.10.95 Mr. Ranjit Sondhi 15.11.90 14.11.95 Dr. Raj Chandran 01.01.93 31.12.96 Mr. Michael Hastings 01.05.93 30.04.97 Mr. Bob Purkiss 01.05.93 30.04.97 Dr. Dwain Neil 01.05.93 30.04.97 Mrs. Marie Cunningham 01.05.03 30.04.97 Dr. Zaka Khan 01.05.93 30.04.97 Mrs. Zahida Manzoor 22.11.93 31.03.97 Mr. Moussa Jogee 01.09.94 31.08.95 Mr. Hugh Harris 01.01.95 31.12.96 Mrs. Jaslien Singh 01.01.95 31.12.96 Detail of commissioners' backgrounds are set out in the Commission for Racial Equality's annual reports, the most recent of which will be published on 6 June; a copy will be placed in the Library.