HC Deb 21 April 1998 vol 310 cc595-6W
Sir Raymond Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the members of the Disability Rights Task Force and the criteria governing their appointment. [38870]

Mr. Alan Howarth

The members of the Disability Rights Task Force are:

Name
Stephen Alambritis Head of Press and Parliamentary Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses
Bob Benson Director of Disability Scotland
Jane Campbell Member of the National Centre for Independent Living and British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
Caroline Gooding Member of Trades Union Disability Alliance
David Grayson Chair of the National Disability Council, Business Links National Advisory Panel, a director of Business in the Community
Rachel Hurst Chair of Rights Now
David Jenkins General Secretary of Welsh TUC
Su Jenkins Legal Adviser, J. Sainsbury PLC
Brian Lamb Assistant Director and Head of Public Affairs, SCOPE

Name
Colin Low Vice Chair, Royal National Institute for the Blind
Tracey-Jane Malthouse Employment Research Executive, Institute of Directors
Joe Mann General Secretary, National League of the Blind and Disabled
Bert Massie Director of Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
Denise Platt Head of Social Services, Local Government Association
Brian Pomeroy Senior Partner, Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group
Philippa Russell Director of the Council for Disabled Children
Liz Sayce Policy Director, Mind (National Association for Mental Health)
Susan Scott-Parker Chief Executive, Employers' Forum on Disability
Ranjit Sondhi Former Deputy Chairman of Commission for Racial Equality
James Strachan Chief Executive, Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Richard Taylor Chief Executive, Lifespan NHS Trust
Keith Welton Group Chief Executive, Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited
Monica Wilson Chief Executive of Disability Action
Richard Wood Chief Executive, British Council of Organisations of Disabled People