§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will name the non-executives serving the180W Worthing and Southlands National Health Service Trust in September and November, listing their occupations; when he intends to announce re-appointments or appointments; and for what reasons he did not make his decisions earlier. [18119]
§ Mr. MilburnThe non-executive members of the board in September were as follows:
Member Occupation Mr. Geoffrey Withrington (Chair) Managing Director Miss Thrine Hely Project Manager and Business Consultant Mr. Graham Hill Former Policeman Ms Barbara Myers Media Specialist Mr. Paul Savage Retired Chartered Accountant Professor Michael Whiting Consultant Chiropodist and University Dean The terms of office of Mr. Hely, Ms Myers, Mr. Savage and Professor Whiting came to an end on 31 October. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State subsequently wrote on 25 November inviting four candidates to serve on the board for terms of three and four years. All four have now accepted the invitations to serve, as a result of which the new board is as follows:
Member Occupation Mr. Geoffrey Withrington (Chair) Managing Director Mr. Graham Hill Former Policeman Mr. Paul Savage Retired Chartered Accountant Mrs. Lindy Stannard Teacher Mrs. Nicola Thompson Financial Services Officer Professor Michael Whiting Consultant Chiropodist and University Dean As a consequence of our commitment to introduce new criteria for appointments and to widen the pool of candidates, some appointments have unfortunately been delayed. We recognise the importance of giving serving and newly appointed board members advance notice of appointments and we expect to be able to achieve this in future appointment rounds.