§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will list the members of the North West Industrial Development Board and the dates of their appointment; [90660]
(2) when he next intends to announce an appointment to the North West Industrial Development Board. [90651]
§ Mr. WillsThe members of the North West Industrial Development Board and the dates of their appointment are as follows:
Members Date of appointment Mr. Raymond Armstrong 1 January 1999 Mrs. Lorraine Clinton 1 May 1998 Mrs. Christine Coates 1 January 1993 Mr. John Dixon 1 August 1997 Mr. John Hancock 29 March 1995
NWIDB Attendance: May 1998—June 1999 May June July August September December January February March April May June Board Members G. Elliott Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No J. Dixon Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No P. Hynd Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No D. McCall Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No A. Pilkington Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes A. Strachan Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes R. Armstrong No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes L. Clinton No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes C. Coates No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes A. Ruia No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes J. Hancock No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes K. Pathak No No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Officials D. Rae No No No No Yes No No No No No No No D. Higham Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes P Styche Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No D. Harrison Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes C. Rushby Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes J. Lappin Yes No No No No No No No No No No No A. Davis No No No No No Yes No No No No No No J. Long Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No D. Cooke No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes M. McCrae Yes No No No Yes No No No No No No No P. Money No No No No No Yes No No No No No No L. Fallows Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes C. Aspey No No No No No No No Yes No No No No P. Dobson No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes H. Nicholson No Yes No No No No No No No No No No I. Wright No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No M Henesey No Yes No No No No No No No No No No S. McKeow No No Yes No No No No No No No No No F. Duffy No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes O. Davies No No No Yes No No No No No No No No Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what guidance he gives to members of the North West Industrial Development Board on the exercise of their responsibilities on behalf of the Secretary of State; [90662]
(2) what guidelines he has given to members of the North West Industrial Development Board on the policy of his Department towards the allocation of regional selective assistance to areas of high unemployment in the North West of England. [90664]
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Members Date of appointment Mr. David McCall 1 August 1997 Mr. Kirit Pathak 1 January 1999 Mr. Anthony Pilkington 1 January 1994 Mr. Anil Ruia 1 January 1994 Mr. Anthony Strachan 1 August 1998 At the present time, there are no definite dates for the announcement of further appointments to the Committee.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the persons who have attended each of the last 12 meetings of the North West Industrial Development Board when applications for regional selective assistance have been under discussion. [90661]
§ Mr. WillsThe attendees of the last 12 meetings of the North West Industrial Development Board are listed on the table. Please note that meetings were not held in October or November 1998.
§ Mr. WillsMembers of the North West Industrial Development Board, the other Regional Industrial Development Boards and the Industrial Development Advisory Board give advice to Ministers from a commercial perspective on higher value RSA cases, within the RSA Scheme criteria.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on how many occasions in each of the last five years decisions taken by the North West 213W Industrial Development Board have been subject to amendment by the Secretary of State under the Industrial Development Act 1982. [90663]