Social Fund Commissioner

HC Deb 21 November 2000 vol 357 c146W

Mr. Goggins

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has appointed a new Social Fund Commissioner. [139943]

Mr. Darling

I am pleased to announce that I have approved Sir Richard Tilt to serve as Social Fund Commissioner for a period of three years from 1 December 2000. Sir Richard was until August of last year Head of the Prison Service where he had worked for 33 years.