HC Deb 28 February 2002 vol 380 cc1519-20W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions by what means the current vacancies on the Board of Shoreham Port Authority have been publicised. [39238]

Mr. Jamieson

The current vacancies on the Shoreham Port Authority were advertised in the local and regional press, including:

  • The Evening Argus
  • The Brighton & Hove Leader
  • The South Coast Leader
  • The Mid-Sussex Leader
  • Scoop
  • Fishersgate job website
  • Appointments South East (Argus and Kent Messenger)
  • The Worthing Herald
  • The Shoreham Herald
  • The Lancing Gazette
  • The West Sussex Gazette
  • The Chichester Observer
  • The Bognor Observer
  • The Littlehampton Observer
  • The Eastbourne Herald
  • The Eastbourne Advertiser
  • and the free press in Worthing, Shoreham, Lancing and Littlehampton.

The Trades Union Congress were also invited to nominate candidates for one of the advertised posts.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what opportunities constituents of the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham living in the vicinity of Shoreham Harbour have to be considered as recruits to the Board of the Shoreham Port Authority. [39239]

Mr. Jamieson

Currently, three appointments to the Shoreham Port Authority are made directly by the Secretary of State. These three appointments are publicly advertised and it is open to all who meet the criteria as set in the advertisement to apply for those posts.

Six other appointments are made by the Secretary of State following consultation with various stakeholder groups. The practice is for those groups to nominate appropriate candidates based on a criteria set by the Shoreham Port Authority.