HL Deb 30 January 2003 vol 643 cc173-4WA
Lord Prys-Davies

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress they are making with regard to the recruitment of the Legal Services Ombudsman.[HL1362]

The lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

I am pleased to report that I have appointed Dr Zahida Manzoor as Legal Services Ombudsman.

The appointment is for a three-year fixed term in the first instance and Dr Manzoor is expected to take up post on 3 March 2003.

Dr Manzoor is co-founder and marketing director of her own company. She was formerly a member of the NHS Policy Board, regional chair of the NHS Executive, Northern and Yorkshire Regions, Commissioner and deputy chair of the Commission for Racial Equality and chair of the Bradford Health Authority.