HC Deb 28 January 2000 vol 343 cc366-7W
Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further appointments he has made to the Police Complaints Authority. [107855]

Mr. Straw

I am pleased to announce that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Sir Alistair Graham as Chair of the Police Complaints Authority and that I have appointed Mrs. Wendy Towers as a member of the Authority.

Sir Alistair previously served as Chairman of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland since 1997. He will take up his post on 1 April 2000 and the appointment is for three years initially.

Mrs. Towers was previously a full-time member of the Parole Board and had earlier followed a career in personnel management. She will take up her post on 7 February and her appointment is also for an initial three year period.