HC Deb 26 January 1999 vol 324 cc166-8W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the membership of the National Defence Industries Council and its working parties; and how these have changed since 1996. [67297]

Mr. Spellar

Membership comprises, on the Government side, Minister and senior officials from the MOD, together with DTI representation. The industry side consists of a number of senior company representatives, the President or agreed representatives of the four major trade associations in the sector, British Marine Equipment Council, Defence Manufacturers' Association, Federation of the Electronics Industry, Society of British Aerospace Companies, and the Secretary of the Defence Industries Council. All appointments to the National Defence Industries Council are of a personal nature and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for Defence.

Membership, January 1999Government
  • Secretary of State for Defence (Co-Chairman)
  • Minister for Defence Procurement
  • Under-Secretary of State for Defence
  • Permanent Under-Secretary of State
  • Chief of Defence Procurement
  • Head of Defence Export Services
  • Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement (Support)
  • Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Minister for Energy and Industry, DTI
  • Head of Aerospace Division, DTI
Industry
  • Sir Ralph Robins (Co-Chairman)
  • Sir Colin Chandler
  • Mr. Clive Dolan
  • Lord Simpson of Dunkeld
  • Sir Richard Evans
  • Mr. M. Jay
  • Sir David Lees
  • Mr. David Marshall
  • Sir Geoffrey Pattie
  • Mr. J. E. V. Rose
Membership, February 1996Government
  • Secretary of State for Defence (Co-Chairman)
  • Minister for Defence Procurement
  • Under-Secretary of State for Defence
  • Permanent Under-Secretary of State
  • Chief of Defence Procurement
  • Head of Defence Export Services
  • Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement (Support)
  • Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Minister for Energy and Industry, DTI
  • Head of Aerospace Division, DTI
Industry
  • Sir Ralph Robins (Co-Chairman)
  • Mr. Ken Batten
  • Sir Colin Chandler
  • Sir Barry Duxbury
  • Mr. Tony Edwards
  • Mr. Richard Evans
  • Sir David Lees
  • Mr. Ian MacBean
  • Lord Prior
  • Mr. D. J. Wright.

It would be a daunting task to list the great numbers of names of those who contributed to the important work of NDIC over the past three years and especially in relation to the Strategic Defence Review, SDR.