HC Deb 07 May 1996 vol 277 cc113-5W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the members of the board of the Whitehall and Industry Group; and what was the Government's financial contribution to it in 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and what is proposed for 1996–97. [27346]

Mr. Freeman

The Whitehall and Industry Group has a board of trustees comprising:

  • John Sacher, CBE, chairman of the Whitehall and Industry Group; director of IT, Marks and Spencer plc;
  • Brian Fox, head of senior civil service group, Cabinet Office, Office of Public Service;
  • Geoff Keeys, formerly director of personnel, the Prudential Corporation;
  • Alice Perkins, deputy director—public spending, HM Treasury; and,
  • Richard Power, formerly communications director, Forte.
  • It also has a number of patrons. They are:
  • Sir Robin Butler, GCB CVO, secretary of the cabinet and head of the home civil service;
  • Sir Terry Burns, GCB, permanent secretary, HM Treasury;
  • Sir John Coles, KCMG, permanent secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office;
  • Bob Ayling, chief executive, British Airways;
  • Howard Davies, deputy governor, Bank of England; and Christopher Haskins, chairman, Northern Foods.
  • The groups funding is made up as follows:
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  • A. R. Burne: Albert Fisher
  • R. W. Hathaway: RHM
  • G. A. Hollis: Dalgety
  • M. M. Parker: Cadbury
  • R. G. Purnell: H. R. Wallingford
  • HM Customs and Excise
  • A. Sawyer: Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Ministry of Defence
  • C. V. Balmer: Marks and Spencer
  • R. P. Crane: Thorn Security
  • A. C. H. Mace: Avery
  • D. R. Morris: Rank Organisation
  • B. A. E. Taylor: Stirling Fibre Ltd.
  • Employment Service
  • G. Kennedy: Three Town Initiative
  • P. McCabe: Great Easterhouse Development Co., Ltd.
  • Department of the Environment
  • R. G. Courtney: Woods of Colchester Ltd. (GEC)
  • N. Glass: CV Apparel Ltd. (Coates Viyella)
  • J. Hobson: Tarmac
  • D. A. Nichols: Anglian Water
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  • W. P. S. Rickett: Redland Roof Tiles
  • J. F. Stoker: Hanson plc
  • A. G. Watson: AMEC
  • Home Office
  • J. Thompson: KPMG
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • A. Green: Vickers Defence Systems
  • C. Humfrey: J. C. Bamford
  • J. Ling: RTZ Borax
  • V. Sutherland: Save and Prosper
  • K. Tebbit: Mott Macdonald
  • D. Wright: AEA Technology
  • Lord Chancellor's Department
  • C. Everett: IBM
  • N. Oppenheimer: Marks and Spencer
  • Royal Mint
  • David Snell: OGWR Partnership Trust plc
  • Scottish Office
  • A. W. Denham: The Wise Group
  • D. Hart: Westerhailes Partnership Co., Ltd.
  • I. McCall: Scottish Design
  • D. Y. A. McFaden: United Distillers
  • W. A. MacGregor: Strathclyde Green Belt Company
  • E. Mackay: Moray Firth Maltings
  • G. Rooney: Local Investing Networking Co., Ltd.
  • E. Weeple: Westerhailes Partnership Co., Ltd.
  • Department of Social Security
  • R. Allen: Marks and Spencer
  • Department of Trade and Industry
  • B. Bender: BTR Industries Ltd
  • P. Bunn: Glynwood Plastics Ltd
  • S. Charik: European Transonic Wind Tunnel
  • G. S. Dart: Laing Engineering Ltd
  • R. C. Dobbie: Vickers
  • A. Eggington: BOC UK Gases Ltd
  • I. Jones: Glynwed Consumer Products
  • M. K. O'Shea: Seven Seas Ltd
  • M. Mayer: British Approvals Board for Telecoms
  • W. Paton: Optimat Ltd
  • J. Phillips: Forward Trust Group Ltd
  • M. Stanley: IBM
  • A. J. Wallard: Rank Cintel
  • Department of Transport
  • R. Balme: P&O European Transport Services Ltd
  • J. Denning: Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Ltd
  • D. McMillan: P&O European Transport Services Ltd
  • HM Treasury
  • P. Gray: Laing Management