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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Foreword: Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Lord Macdonald of Tradeston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Westminster Section
The Speaker’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Leader of the House of Commons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
House of Commons Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electoral Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prime Minister’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Deputy Prime Minister’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ministers by Government Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18
Government Whips (Commons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Government Whips (Lords). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parliamentary Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ministers’ Parliamentary Private Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Leader of the Opposition’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Opposition Front Bench. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23
Liberal Democrat Spokesmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Party Headquarters and Regional Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-27
House of Commons Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-39
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-44
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-50
MPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-56
Co-operative Party MPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Members of the House of Commons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-167
MPs – Consultants and Parliamentary Advisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
MPs – Directorships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169-172
MPs – Trade Union Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173-177
MPs – Languages Spoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-180
MPs – Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-189
MPs – Professional Association Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190-192
Members of the House of Lords by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193-197
Government Spokesman in the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Leader of the House of Lords’ Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Opposition Spokesmen in the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Liberal Democrat Spokesmen in the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
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Cabinet Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-216
Department for Culture, Media and Sport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-227
Ministry of Defence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229-246
Department for Education and Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-254
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-284
Foreign and Commonwealth Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293-303
Department of Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305-322
Home Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341-352
Department for International Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357-359
Law Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Crown Prosecution Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Serious Fraud Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Treasury Solicitor’s Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Lord Chancellor’s Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364-368
Northern Ireland Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369-381
Government Offices for the Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383-400
Scotland Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401-410
Department of Trade and Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411-439
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453-488
H M Treasury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495-500
Wales Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502-506
Department for Work and Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507-511
Ombudsmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515-518
Contacts Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519-528
Advertisers’ Index by Type of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529-532
Advertisers’ Index by Company Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-534
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
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House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: (020) 7219 3000
Speaker of the House of Commons . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Michael Martin MP
Speaker’s Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Nicholas Bevan CB
Speaker’s Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J E G Vaux
Speaker’s Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev Canon Robert Wright
Chairman of Ways and Means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP
Secretary to the Chairman of Ways and Means . . . . . . Mr M Hennessey
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means . . . . Ms Sylvia Heal MP
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means . . Sir Michael Lord MP
Members of the Chairmen’s Panel
Irene Adams MP
Joe Benton MP
Derek Conway MP
James Cran MP
Hancock MP
Eric Illsley MP
Eddie O’Hara MP
Marion Roe MP
Nicholas Winterton MP
L E A D E R
David Amess MP
John Butterfill MP
Frank Cook MP
Roger Gale MP
Jimmy Hood MP
John McWilliam MP
Bill Olner MP
George Stevenson MP
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H O U S E
Nigel Beard MP
David Chidgey MP
John Cummings MP
Win Griffiths MP Mike
Alan Hurst MP
Bill O’Brien MP
Peter Pike MP
Ann Widdecombe
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Privy Council Office
2 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AA
Tel: (020) 7210 1025 Fax: (020) 7210 1075
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: (020) 7219 4040 Fax: (020) 7219 6845
President of the Council and
Leader of the House of Commons . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Robin Cook MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Rupert Holderness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1025
Special Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Mathieson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1080
Mr Greg Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1081
Mr Meg Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1084
Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office Stephen Twigg MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Fiona Butcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1021
Clerk of the Privy Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alex Galloway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7210 1040
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
M E M B E R S
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Gerrard, Neil . . . . . Walthamstow
Gidley, Sandra . . . . Romsey
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 15,181 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd July 1942 in Farnworth, Lancashire
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Manchester Grammar School;
Wadham College, Oxford;
Chelsea College, London;
South Bank Polytechnic, London
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 MP for Walthamstow
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 1986 - 90 Leader, Waltham Forest London
Borough Council
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 6368/0595
Fax: (020) 7219 4899
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.neilgerrard.co.uk
Assistants – Ms Anne Humbles;
Ms Liz Withers
Tel: (020) 7219 0595
Constituency Office . . . . 23 Orford Road, Walthamstow,
London, E17 9NL
Parliamentary Interests . Health HIV/AIDS;
Home Affairs (Immigration/Asylum);
Foreign Affairs (Middle East and Sri Lanka)
Liberal Democrat . . . Majority 2,370 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th March 1957 in Rossett
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Eggars Grammar School, Alton, Hampshire;
Afcent International School, Brunssum,
Netherlands; Bath University
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 MP for Romsey (By-election)
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 2001 - Liberal Democrat Spokesman on
Health
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020)7219 5986 Fax: (020) 7219 2324
Pager: 07699 704786
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.sandragidley.org
Researcher – Mr Simon Griffiths
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office . . . . 74 The Hundred, Romsey, Hampshire,
SO51 8BX
Tel: (01794) 511900
Personal Assistant – Mrs Margaret Miles
Parliamentary Interests . Education; Health
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Badminton; Photography; Theatre
Gibb, Nick . . . . . . . . Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 5,643 over Lab
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd September 1960 in Amersham, Bucks
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Maidstone Grammar School;
Roundhay School, Leeds;
Thornes House School, Wakefield;
Durham University
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 1999 - 2000 Opposition Spokesman on
Trade and Industry
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 6374 Fax: (020) 7219 1395
Private Secretary – Miss Diana Dickson
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office . . . . 110 London Road, Bognor Regis,
West Sussex, PO21 1BD
Tel: (01243) 826410 Fax: (01243) 842076
E-mail: [email protected]
Agent – Mrs Hilary Flynn
Parliamentary Interests . Treasury; Social Security; Taxation
Gibson, Dr Ian . . . . Norwich North
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 5,863 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26th September 1938 in Dumfries
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Dumfries Academy; Edinburgh University
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Norwich North
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 1100 Fax: (020) 7219 2799
Mobile: 07714 344550
Pager: 07644 005749
Constituency Office . . . . 59 Bethel Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1NL
Tel: (01603) 661144 Fax: (01603) 618376
Senior Caseworker – Mrs Sonia Wood
Fax: (01603) 663502
Parliamentary Interests . Health; Science; Technology
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Football
Gildernew, Michelle Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sinn Gein . . . . . . . . . . Majority 53 over Ulster Unionist
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28th March 1970 in Brantry Dungannon
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . St Catherine’s College, Armagh;
University of Ulster, Coleraine
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
(has not taken seat at Westminster)
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 1998 - Member, Northern Ireland Assembly
Constituency Office . . . . 60 Irish Street, Dungannon, Co Tyrone
BT70 1DQ
Tel: (028) 8772 2776 Fax: (028) 8772 7128
Assistant – Mr Barry Monteith
Parliamentary Interests . Housing; Poverty
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Gaelic Football; Cinema; Reading;
Scuba Diving; Socialising; Travel
Gillan, Cheryl . . . . . Chesham and Amersham
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 11,882 over Lib Dem
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st April 1952 in Llandaff
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Cheltenham Ladies College; College of Law
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 MP for Chesham and Amersham
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1995 - 97 Parliamentary Secretary,
Department for Education and Employment
1997 - 98 Opposition Spokesman on
Trade and Industry
1998 - 2001 Opposition Spokesman on
Foreign Affairs and International
Development
2001 - Opposition Whip
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 4061
Secretary – Ms Elizabeth Ballin
Constituency Office . . . . 7B Hill Avenue, Amersham,
Buckinghamshire, HP6 5BW
Tel: (01494) 721577
Agent – Mr Richard Hill
WESTMINSTER
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Mallaber, Judy . . . . Amber Valley
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 7,227 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th July 1951
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . North London Collegiate School;
St Anne's College, Oxford
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Amber Valley
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 3428 Fax: (020) 7219 0991
E-mail: [email protected]
Parliamentary Assistant – Miss Joyce Sullivan
Constituency Office . . . . Prospect House, Nottingham Road, Ripley,
Derbyshire, DE5 3AZ
Tel: (01773) 512792 Fax: (01773) 742393
Constituency Officer – Mrs Margaret Flude
Constituency Assistant –
Miss Rhonda Griffiths
Parliamentary Interests . Employment; Education
Mallon, Seamus . . . Newry and Armagh
SDLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 3,576 over Sinn Fein
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17th August 1936 in Northern Ireland
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Brothers Grammar School, Newry;
St Mary’s College of Education, Belfast
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 MP for Newry and Armagh (By-election)
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . Deputy Leader, SDLP and
Spokesman on Justice
1998 - Member, Northern Ireland Assembly
(1999 - 2001 Deputy First Minister)
Constituency Office . . . . 2 Bridge Street, Newry,
County Down, BT35 8AE
Tel: (028) 3026 7933 Fax: (028) 3026 7828
Secretary – Ms Nuala Feehan
Parliamentary Interests . Justice Issues
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Golf; Fishing
Mandelson, Rt Hon Peter Hartlepool
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 14,571 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st October 1953 in London
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Hendon Senior High School;
St Catherine’s College, Oxford
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 MP for Hartlepool
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1994 - 95 Opposition Whip
1995 - 96 Opposition Spokesman on Civil
Service
1996 - 97 Labour Party Election Campaign
Manager
1997 - 98 Minister without Portfolio
1998 Secretary of State for Trade and
Industry
1999 - 2001 Secretary of State for
Northern Ireland
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 4607 Fax: (020) 7219 4525
Secretary – Ms Maree Glass
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office . . . . Labour Hall, 21 Park Road, Hartlepool,
TS24 7PN
Tel: (01429) 264956 Fax: (01429) 868365
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Assistant – Mr Stephen Wallace
E-mail: [email protected]
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Walking; Travel; Reading
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Mann, John . . . . . . Bassetlaw
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 9,748 over Con
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Manchester University
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 MP for Bassetlaw
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 8345
E-mail: [email protected]
Research Assistant – Ms Sadie Smith
Secretary – Ms Jane Heggie
Constituency Office . . . . 68A Carlton Road, Worksop,
Nottinghamshire, SS0 1PH
Tel: (01909) 506200
Assistant – Mr Steve Williams
Maples, John . . . . . . Stratford-on-Avon
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 11,802 over Lib Dem
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd April 1943
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Marlborough College;
Downing College, Cambridge
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983 - 92 MP for Lewisham West
1997 MP for Stratford-on-Avon
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1990 - 92 Economic Secretary to the Treasury
1994 - 95 Deputy Chairman,
Conservative Party
1997 - 98 Shadow Health Secretary
1998 - 99 Shadow Defence Secretary
1999 - 2000 Shadow Foreign Secretary
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 5495 Fax: (020) 7219 2829
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary – Mrs Michelle Lawrence
Constituency Office . . . . 3 Trinity Street, Stratford-on-Avon,
Warwickshire, CV37 6BL
Tel: (01789) 292723 Fax: (01789) 415886
Agent – Mr James Holloway
Marris, Robert . . . . Wolverhampton South West
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 3,487 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th April 1955 in Wolverhampton
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . University of British Columbia
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 MP for Wolverhampton South West
Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel & Fax: (01902) 620820
Caseworker – Mr Bill Smith O’Gorman
Marsden, Gordon . . Blackpool South
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 8,262 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28th November 1953
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Stockport Grammar School;
New College, Oxford; London University;
Harvard University, USA
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Blackpool South
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 2001 - PPS to Lord Irvine of Laing
(Lord Chancellor)
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 4166 Fax: (020) 7219 1262
Research/PA – Mr Oliver Pauley
Tel: (020) 7219 4166 Fax: (020) 7219 1262
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office . . . . 132 Highfield Road, Blackpool, FY4 2HH
Tel: (01253) 344940 Fax: (01253) 344143
Assistant – Mr John Jones
Parliamentary Interests . Education; Tourism; Defence;
Foreign Affairs (especially
Central/Eastern Europe);
Disabilities
Leisure Interests . . . . . . World Music; Medieval Culture; Swimming
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
M E M B E R S
O F
T H E
Southworth, Helen Warrington South
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 7,387 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th November 1956 in Preston
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Larkhill Convent School; Lancaster University
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Warrington South
Office Held . . . . . . . . . . 2001 - PPS to Paul Boateng (Financial
Secretary to the Treasury)
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 6398
Constituency Office . . . . 33 Cairo Street, Warrington, WA1 1EH
Tel: (01925) 240002 Fax: (01925) 632614
Staff – Ms Hilary Cooksey
Parliamentary Interests . Small Businesses; Health; Social Cohesion;
Trade and Industry
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Music; Books; Gardens; Strategic Planning
Spellar, Rt Hon John Warley
Labour . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 11,850 over Con
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th August 1947 in Bromley, Kent
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Dulwich College; St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 - 83 MP for Birmingham Northfield
(By-election)
1992 MP for Warley West, then (1997)
Warley
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1992 - 94 Opposition Whip
1994 - 95 Opposition Spokesman on
Northern Ireland
1995 - 97 Opposition Spokesman on Defence
1997 - 99 Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Defence
1999 - 2001Minister for State, Ministry of
Defence (Minister for the Armed Forces)
2001 - Minister of State, Department for
Transport, Local Government and the
Regions (Minister for Transport)
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 5800
Research Officer – Mrs Maggie Cosin
Constituency Office . . . . Brandhall Labour Club, Tame Road, Oldbury,
West Midlands, B68 0BJ
Tel: (0121) 423 2933
Casework Officer – Mr W Thomas
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Gardening
Spelman, Caroline Meriden
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 3,784 over Lab
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th May 1958 in Bishops Stortford,
Hertfordshire
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Herts and Essex Girls Grammar School;
Queen Mary College, London
Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 MP for Meriden
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1998 - 99 Opposition Whip
1999 - 2001 Opposition Spokesman on Health
and Women’s Issues
2001 - Shadow Secretary of State for
International Development and Spokesman
on Women’s Issues
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 4189 Fax: (020) 7219 0378
Mobile: 07818 400792
Pager: 07626 802050
Secretary – Miss Katy Harbour
Press Secretary – Ms Celia Toynbee
Tel: (020) 7219 1439 Fax: (020) 7219 2498
Constituency Office . . . . 2 Manor Road, Solihull, B91 2BH
Tel & Fax: (0121) 711 2955
Secretary – Mrs Paula Monkhouse
Parliamentary Interests . Agriculture; Environment; Health
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Tennis; Gardening; Cooking; Skiing
H O U S E
O F
C O M M O N S
Spicer, Sir Michael Worcestershire West
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 5,374 over Lib Dem
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd January 1943 in Bath
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Wellington College;
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 MP for Worcestershire South, then
(1997) Worcestershire West
Offices Held . . . . . . . . . 1984 - 87 Parliamentary Secretary,
Department of Transport (Minister for
Aviation)
1987 - 90 Parliamentary Secretary,
Department of Energy (Minister for Coal
and Electricity)
1990 Minister of State, Department of
Environment (Minister for Housing)
2001 - Chairman, 1922 Committee of
Conservative MPs
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 6250 Fax: (020) 7219 2991
Private Secretary – Miss Jessica Stewart
Constituency Office . . . . 209a Worcester Road, Malvern Link,
Worcestershire, WR14 1SP
Tel: (01684) 573469 Fax: (01684) 575280
Secretary– Mrs Hilary Fowler
Parliamentary Interests . Finance; Economics
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Tennis; Bridge; Painting; Writing
Spink, Dr Robert . . Castle Point
Conservative . . . . . . . Majority 985 over Lab
Born. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st August 1948
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . Holycroft Secondary Modern School, Keighley;
Southall Technical College;
Manchester University;
Cranfield Institute of Technology;
Cranfield School of Management
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 - 97, 2001 MP for Castle Point
Commons Office . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7219 8468
Mobile: 07957 543648
Pager: 07644 078133
E-mail: [email protected]
PA/Secretary – Miss Margaret Harris
Constituency Office . . . . 8 Green Road, Benfleet, Essex
Tel & Fax: (01268) 792992
Parliamentary Interests . Education; Trade and Industry
Leisure Interests . . . . . . Pottery; Gardening; Occasional Marathons
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
D E P A R T M E N T F O R E N V I R O N M E N T,
F O O D A N D R U R A L A F FA I R S
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square London, SW1P 3JR
Tel: (020) 7238 6000 Fax: (020) 7270 8125
Information Helpline: (08459) 335577
Web: http://www.defra.gov.uk
Note: In this Section - and throughout the Directory - Parliamentary Secretary is used as the shortened term for Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State.
MINISTERS
Secretary of State for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Slade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5339
Special Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Nicci Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5375
Ms Sheila Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5373
Minister of State (Minister for the Environment) . . . . . . . Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Gabrielle Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5404
Minister of State (Minister for Rural Affairs) . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Alun Michael MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Becky Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5379
Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Elliot Morley MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Rob Hitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5421
Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lord Whitty
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Teresa Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5386
CIVIL SERVICE
Permanent Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Bender CB
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andy Gregory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5446
Directors General
Animal Health and Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer . . . . Mr Jim Scudamore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6139
Environment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Dinah Nichols CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 3050
Food, Farming and Fisheries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Lebrecht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5578
Land Use and Rural Affairs Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Anna Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5601
Legal Service
55 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EY
Legal Advisor and Solicitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Kathryn Morton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8308
Operations and Service Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mark Addison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6210
SUBJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTACTS
Agency Ownership Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Tas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8974
Agri-Industrial Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8171
Air Quality
Director, Environment, Risks and Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . Mr Henry Derwent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6210
Manager, Air and Environment Quality Division. . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Hurst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6270
Manager of Technical Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Martin Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6280
Acid Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Air Pollution
Effects/Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Stephanie Coster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6315
Transboundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Hurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6270
Air Quality Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6316
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
D E PA R T M E N T F O R E N V I R O N M E N T,
F O O D A N D R U R A L A F FA I R S
Air Quality (Continued)
Air Quality Monitoring/Standards/Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Stephanie Coster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6315
Ambient Air Directive, (European Union, Technical) . . . . . Dr Stephanie Coster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6315
Car Spraying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Etkind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6335
CFCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Marie Nolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5215
Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Helen Dunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6384
Emission Ceilings Directive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Emission Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Jim Penman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5225
Global (see below under Atmosphere, Global)
Greenhouse Gases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5217
Heavy Metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6337
Incineration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Etkind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6335
Industrial Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Etkind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6335
National Air Quality Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6316
Organic Compounds (Volatile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Ozone: Ground Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Persistent Organic Pollutants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6337
Petrol Vapour Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Policy Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6337
Smoke Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Etkind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6335
Smokeless Fuel Authorisations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6316
Solvents Directive (European Union) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6337
Sulphur Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Louise Whall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6325
Technical Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Martin Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6280
Transport and Air Pollution, Technical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Rupert Furness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6318
Vehicle Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6337
Agriculture Group
Director of Agriculture, Strategy, EU and
International Policy Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Hunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8679
Appointments, Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Graham Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 3139
Animal Health: General
1a Page Street, London, SW1P 4PQ
Director of Animal Health Group Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Neil Thornton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6237
Director, Animal Health and Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Anna Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5620
Animal Disease Control Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Sue Eades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6089
Animal Health Services Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Catherine Harrold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6109
Animal Identification and Trade Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Valerie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6769
Animal Welfare Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr George Noble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6179
BSE and Spongiform Encephalopathies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Mandy Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 1086
Encephalopathies (TSE) Directorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Peter Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6089
Sheep TSE Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Noel Cleary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 1086
FMD Policy Division; Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roy Hathaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6019
Arable Crops
Arable Crops, Head of Cereals and Set Aside. . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Kuyk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8283
Horticulture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 1034
Atmosphere, Global
Manager, Global Atmosphere Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sarah Hendry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5220
Climate Change
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Simon Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5226
Technological Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Jim Penman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5225
International Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Calpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5223
Kyoto Emissions Trading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Jo Simons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5206
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
D E PA R T M E N T F O R E N V I R O N M E N T,
F O O D A N D R U R A L A F FA I R S
Environmental Law
Director, Environmental Law Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr PatrickSzell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 4820
Establishments
Director of Corporate Services Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 6728
Head, Branch Training and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lynda Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7963 5681
Head, Corporate Support Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Bronwen Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5786
Head, Personnel Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Teresa Newell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5480
E-Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Rossington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01483) 563295
Estate Management
30-34 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TL
Director, Building and Estate Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 6677
European Union and International Policy Group
Director, Agriculture Strategy, European Union and
International Policy Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Hunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8679
Central and Eastern Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Philip Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6224
Enlargement and Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Philip Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6224
Environment Council, European Union,
. . Council of Ministers/European Parliament . . . . . . . . . . Ms Glenys Parry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6465
Waste Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Macintyre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6426
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve Lee-Bapty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5395
Mr Ian Macdonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5357
Exports
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robin Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6169
Export Promotion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8157
Live Animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robin Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6169
Head of TSE Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Peter Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6089
Meat and Meat Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Valerie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6769
FAO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8171
Farm Animal Welfare Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr George Noble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6179
Finance
Whitehall Place West, London, SW1A 2HH
Principal Finance Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Paul Elliott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 1940
Head, Business Improvement Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Julie Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 6167
Financial Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Francis Marlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8482
Internal Audit
19-29 Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0LU
Director, Purchasing and Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Rabey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7273 8910
Head of Internal Audit and Accountancy Profession . . . Mr David Littler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7273 8789
Resource Management Strategy
Foss House, King’s Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PX
Director, Resource Management (Acting) . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sue Swan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01904) 455336
Fish
Director Fisheries Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Wentworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5796
Catches/Conservation/CFP and TAC Negotiations. . . . . . . . Mr Chris Ryder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5416
Decommissioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Boyling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5894
Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Barry Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 6017
Fish Farming and Freshwater Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr RichardCowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5937
Marine Environment, Protection of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Cleasby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5607
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D E PA R T M E N T F O R E N V I R O N M E N T,
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Oilseeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr AndrewKuyk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8283
Olive Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 1033
Organic Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Cleasby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5607
Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs SheilaMcKinley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6625
Parliamentary Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Deirdre Kennedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5455
PCBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Kathleen Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5272
Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 1054
Pesticides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr RobertAbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 5244
Pet Travel Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Fred Landeg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6185
Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gavin Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8462
Plants
Foss House, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 2PX
Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01904) 455188
Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate
Chief Inspector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Don Savage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01904) 455174
Plant Variety Rights and Seeds Office
White House Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LF
Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Heather Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 342366
Policy
Head, Policy and Corporate Strategy Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8049
Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 1033
Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gavin Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8492
Press and Publicity
Director, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robert Lowson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 6779
Head, Communications Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5409
Head, Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Nigel Wagstaff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8115
Head, Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Martyn Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 5599
Environmental Protection
Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Jane Morley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 4615
Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Katherine Braddick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6677
Price Fixing: European Union
Strategy Co-ordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Hunter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8679
Procurement and Contracts (Departmental) . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Rabey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7273 8910
Quarantine Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Valerie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7904 6769
Quotas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 8508
Rabies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Valerie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7270 6769
Radioactive Substances
Manager, Radioactive Substances Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7944 6250
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Note: Appointments for Work and Pensions are still in progress. Only confirmed positions are listed below at time of going to press.
Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS
Tel: (020) 7238 0800
Public Enquiry Office: Tel: (020) 7712 2171
Web: http://www.dwp.gov.uk
MINISTERS
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt HonAlistair Darling MP
Principal Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Neil Couling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0654
Special Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Maugham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0662
Minister of State (Minister for Pensions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Ian McCartney MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Denise Whitehead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0671
Minister of State (Minister for Work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Dan Jefferson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0738
Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Maria Eagle MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Emma Davies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0684
Parliamentary Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Malcolm Wicks MP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Jenny Shellens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0690
Parliamentary Secretary
(Minister for Children and Family) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Mary Curran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0678
CIVIL SERVICE
Permanent Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Rachel Lomax
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Judith Tunstall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0702
Senior Directors
Director, Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Simon MacDowall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0744
Director, Corporate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Hickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0836
Solicitor, Head of Law and Special Policy Group . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Marilynne Morgan CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7412 1528
Director, Modernisation Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stuart Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2372
Director, Pensions, Children and Disabled Client Group. . . . . . . Mr Paul Gray CB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2509
Director, Working Age and Children's Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Ursula Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8010
SUBJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTACTS
Analytical Services
The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT
Director, Analytical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Stanton CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8611
Director, Information Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Nick Dyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0191) 225 5037
Chief Research Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Dan Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8558
Operational Research Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Bambrook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8197
Senior Advisers
Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8211
Mr Gordon Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8899
Mr Trevor Huddleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8242
Forecasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sue Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8242
IT Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr DavidFrazer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0191) 225 7592
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Benefit Fraud Inspectorate
Berkeley House, 12A North Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5QA
Director, Benefit Fraud Inspectorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01423) 832908
Scotland Office
Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9SDH
Head, Benefit Fraud Inspectorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stuart Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 222 6331
Children (See above under Pensions, Children and Disability Group Directorate)
Communications Directorate
Director, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Simon MacDowall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0744
Deputy Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Bretherton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0744
Head of Corporate Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Ann Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0786
Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UB
Head of Marketing Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve O’Neil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4433
Head of Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sheree Dodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0748
Corporate Services
Director, Corporate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Hickey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0836
Director, Audit and Assurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Chris Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 333421
Director, Business Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Stott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0790
Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Codling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4229
Director, Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mark Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4228
Director, Modernising Government,
Payments and Partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sarah Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8870
Business Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Janet Clayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0634
Business Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Simon Judge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0810
Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Besley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7200 6406
Financial Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Phil Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 332890
Human Resources
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Nicola Bastin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8111
Ms Mary Helson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8980
People Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Bill Gormley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 688992
Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Owen Thorpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8937
Information Systems
Commercial Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr George McCorkell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 689711
External Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Barnes (Newcastle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0191) 225 5481
Information Age Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 688865
Programme Architecture: Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Delamore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 689954
Programme Architecture: Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gordon Kemp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 334488
Corporate Services (Continued)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr George Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 688865
Supply Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Crahan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 688905
Payments
Payment Modernisation Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Christine Goodfellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0191) 225 9957
Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tony Kuczys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8036
Supply
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Dowlman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 7198
Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7412 1336
Performance Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 334452
Employment
Director, Employment Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Michael Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7925 5650
Adult Disadvantage Policy Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Fuller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0114) 259 4123
Economy and Labour Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Bill Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7273 6691
Structural Unemployment Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jeremy Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7925 6174
Learning and Workbank Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Neil Atkinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0114) 259 4956
Welfare to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Carol Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7925 6600
Enquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enquiries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2500
European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Garven Bowen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8365
WESTMINSTER
AND WHITEHALL
D E PA R T M E N T
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Helplines
Benefit Enquiry Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enquiries
Child Benefit Enquiry Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enquiries
Child Support Agency National Enquiry Line. . . . . . . . . . . . enquiries
Winter Fuel Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enquiries
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0800) 882200
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (08701) 555540
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (08457) 133133
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (08459) 151515
Information and Library Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Graham Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8322
Legal
Solicitor, Head of Law & Special Policy Group. . . . . . . . . . . Ms Marilynne Morgan CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7412 1528
Legal Services Director (Social Security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr JohnCatlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7412 1466
Adjudication and Constitutional Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr JohnGriffiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8810
Medical Policy
Chief Medical Adviser and Medical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Mansel Aylward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8702
Contractorisation of Medical Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Moira Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8882
Disability and CarerBenefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Roger Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8450
IncapacityBenefits, Decision Making and Appeals. . . . . . . . Dr PhilipSawney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8838
Industrial Injuries Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Susan Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4266
Liaison: LordChancellor’s Department / Appeals Service. . . Dr Paul Stidolph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8412
Occupational Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Peter Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2323
War Pensions Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Anne Braidwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 332582
Modernisation Strategy
Modernisation Strategy Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stuart Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2372
Business Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Bruce Calderwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8067
Enabling Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Norman Haighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 7816
Early Office Infrastucture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Debbie Heigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4823
Modernisation Programme Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr KeithPalmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8063
Organisational Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr TonyCooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 2431
Programme Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr GordonKemp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 334196
Parliamentary Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr TimElms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0715
Pensions, Children and Disability Group Directorate
Director, Pensions, Children and Disabled Client Groups. . . Mr Paul Gray CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2509
Director, Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Helen Ghosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8046
Director, Disability, Social Fund and Devolution . . . . . . . . . Mr DonBrereton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8338
Director, Pensions and Children Strategy and Stewardship . . Mr Steve Heminsley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0113) 232 4222
Director, Pensions Change and Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Hilary Reynolds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8300
Children
Child Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MrGarvin Bowen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8365
Child Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mike Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8789
Integrated Child Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Mary Pattison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8046
Pensions
Inherited SERPS Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MrNorman Cockett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2236
Pensions Organisation, New, Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MrKevin Sadler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2004
Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MrJohn Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8453
State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sheila Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8300
Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard d’Souza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2054
Strategy and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Searle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7712 2106
Poverty and Social Exclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Janice Shersby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8255
Press Office
Head ofMedia Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sheree Dodd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7238 0748
Project Management
Project Management Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gordon Hextall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01253) 333092
Working Age Client Group Directorate
Director, Working Age Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Ursula Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8010
Director, Working Age Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Hewitt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8361
Director, Working Age Strategy and Stewardship . . . . . . . . . Mr Robert Devereux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7962 8552
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The Guide to the
House of Lords
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2001
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Contents
Page(s)
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Moving on to Further Reform – Rt Hon Baroness Jay of Paddington
(Leader of the House of Lords) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changes in Membership from 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Awarding of Peerages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Hereditary Peers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Life Peers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Law Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lords Spiritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Women Peers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Leave of Absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Working Peers and Attendance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Peers’ Backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Political Organisation in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
Political Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
Party Whips and Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Cross Bench Peers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Government Ministers in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18
Opposition Front Benches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The State Opening of Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The Conduct of Business in the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21
Hours and Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
Hansard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Broadcasting of Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Prayers before Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Introduction of Peers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Procedure and Conduct of Debates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Page(s)
Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-27
Public Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23
Limitations on Powers of the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The “Salisbury Doctrine”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24
Revision of Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Money Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Private Members Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Consolidation Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Private Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hybrid Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Delegated Legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Non-Legislative Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
General Debates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Questions in the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Committees of the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-31
European Union Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Science and Technology Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30
Ad-hoc Select Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Human Rights Joint Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31
Judicial Role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Officers of the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32
Officials of the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Expenses and Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Allowances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Register of Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
The House of Lords Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34
Contacting the Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
House of Lords Information Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
House of Lords Record Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
A Brief History of the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Reform of the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parliament Act 1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parliament Act 1949. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Life Peerages Act 1958. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Peerage Act 1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Other Proposals for Reform of the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37
Recent Changes and Future Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The House of Lords Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The 1999 White Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Royal Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-40
Opposition Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Members of the House of Lords in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-45
Hereditary Peers in Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Life Peers in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-50
Lords Spiritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Members of the House of Lords by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-55
Hereditary Peers by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Life Peers by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-62
Women Peers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Government Ministers in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lord Chancellor’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Office of Leader of the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Government Whips’ Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Government Spokesmen in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67
Opposition Spokesmen in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69
Liberal Democrat Spokesmen in the House of Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71
Law Lords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speaker and Deputy Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chairman and Deputy Chairmen of Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
House of Lords Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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House of Lords Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-81
European Union Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sub-Committee A. Economic and Financial Affairs, Trade and External Relations. . . . . . . . . . 75
Sub-Committee B. Energy, Industry and Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sub-Committee C. Common Foreign and Security Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sub-Committee D. Environment, Agriculture, Public Health and Consumer Protection . . . . . . 75
Sub-Committee E. Law and Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sub-Committee F. Social Affairs, Education and Home Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Science and Technology Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sub-Committee I: Short Inquiries and Follow Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sub-Committee II: Human Genetic Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Joint Committee on Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Committee on the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Delegated Powers and Deregulation Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hybrid Instruments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Liaison Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Personal Bills Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Committee for Privileges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sub-Committee on Lords’ Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Procedure Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Committee of Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
House of Lords’ Offices Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Accommodation Steering Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ecclesiastical Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
House of Lords Collection Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Delegations to International Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Assembly of the
Western European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe . . . . . . . 80
North Atlantic Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
House of Lords Appointments Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Members of the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-216
Peers – Languages Spoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-218
Publications by Members of the House of Lords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219-240
Peers – Directorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-250
Peers – Consultancies and Parliamentary Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251-252
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The changes meant a considerable reduction in the size of the House. By contrast with the 685 now listed (the majority
of whom are life peers), the last edition of this Guide published before the reforms stated that in February 1999 there
were 1,295 peers (of whom the majority, some 759, were hereditary peers).
Awarding of Peerages
Peerages are formally awarded by the Crown. Up to the present time, this has been done acting on the advice of the
Prime Minister of the day, although the Queen may, on occasion, make a personal award. They have usually been
published in Honours Lists, which are issued twice a year – at New Year and on the Queen’s Official Birthday. The
2000 New Year Honours List included six peerages. However, neither the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of June 2000
nor the 2001 New Year list included any peerages. Occasionally, special Honours Lists may be announced at other
times (eg. the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977); and, from time to time, separate lists of new “working peers” may be
issued. Under the present Government there has been an unusually large number of the latter, as it has sought to
redress party political imbalance and – in the run-up to the 1999 reforms – to increase the proportion of non-hereditary
peers. In this context, the peerages are awarded to individuals on the understanding that they will be active in the
House of Lords on behalf of their respective political parties, rather than simply as an honour. In practice, however,
this distinction is often blurred; and, formally, these peerages are no different from any other.
It has also been customary for an outgoing Prime Minister to draw up a “Resignation Honours List”; and “Dissolution
Honours Lists” have also be issued at, or following, the end of a Parliament. By their nature, such lists may be drawn
up by one Prime Minister but published during the term of office of his/her successor. (For instance, publication of
John Major’s “Resignation Honours”, which included ten peerages, coincided with Tony Blair’s list of working peers
in August 1997).
Although most peerages have been announced in lists, they can be announced individually at any time; as for instance,
in the case of Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, following his appointment as a Government Minister in August 1998.
Although Prime Ministers have tended to recommend peerages particularly for members of their own political party,
nominations have also been made by others, including by leaders of others parties; and members of other political
parties and individuals with no political allegiance have appeared on Honours Lists. Some peers may have had
distinguished careers outside politics – for instance, in the law, business, industry, the trade unions, local government
or public service. However, many of the individuals who have been granted peerages were once members of the House
of Commons (and, as such, have special privileges allowing use of some Commons’ facilities within the Palace of
Westminster).
It has been common practice for peerages to be awarded to former Cabinet ministers and Chief Whips and to some
other former ministers; and the same is true for former Speakers of the House of Commons and Archbishops (as well
as former Chiefs of the Defence Staff, the Lord Chief Justice, former Private Secretaries to the Queen and former heads
of the Civil Service). The House of Lords thus includes many Privy Counsellors among its members.
Of course, members of the House of Lords cannot at the same time be members of the House of Commons; and any
sitting MP awarded a peerage must resign his seat. Sometimes ensuing by-elections may be lost, as at Leyton in 1965
and Workington in 1976, so Prime Ministers have tended to become cautious in this respect.
Members of the House of Lords are not permitted to vote in Parliamentary elections, but they may vote in elections
to the European Parliament and in local elections.
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At the time of writing, important changes in procedures for awarding peerages were in the pipeline. Following the
White Paper “Modernising Parliament: Reforming the Lords” (Cm 4183, January 1999), the Government has set up
a new House of Lords Appointments Commission, which comprises representatives of the three main political parties,
together with “independent figures”. The latter make up the majority of the Commission, and include the Chairman,
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham. (For further details, see page 81 below).
The new Appointments Commission is taking over from the Prime Minister the function of nominating peers without
party political affiliation. It has been stated that it will operate an “open and transparent system.”, inviting public
nominations and encouraging bodies to make nominations. The Prime Minister will not refuse a nomination which has
been passed by the Commission.
The Commission is also taking on the function hitherto performed by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee in
vetting candidates for the peerage – to ensure that, for instance, there are no criminal activities, potential bankruptcy
or other scandals relating to them, or that awards are not made for financial return. This role will include questions
of propriety relating to political donations.
Peerages will still be formally conferred by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister; and the Prime
Minister will decide the overall level of nominations. The Prime Minister will pass on to the Crown nominations from
the Appointments Commission and from the political parties. The Government has said that the Prime Minister will
seek to influence the nominations only of his own party, other than in the “most exceptional circumstances.” It is
possible that there many be changes to the existing practice of timings of awards; and that further changes may follow,
if and when the second stage of reform is implemented.
The House of Lords Appointments Commission was formally established in May 2000; and it invited its first
nominations in September 2000. At the time of going to press (March 2001), these were being considered by the
Commission.
Hereditary Peers
Until November 1999, hereditary peers (that is to say peers by succession and peers of first creation granted an
hereditary peerage) formed the largest group of peers in the House of Lords. The ranks of hereditary peerages are, in
order of precedence: Duke, Marquess, Earl/Countess, Viscount, Baron/Lord/Baroness/Lady.
Most hereditary peerages are passed solely to male heirs; and women cannot inherit them. However, this depends on
the terms by which the peerage was created; and some do allow for succession to pass to a female where there is no
male heir (although male heirs always take precedence). Hereditary peeresses were not allowed to take their seats
until this was changed by the Peerage Act 1963, but there have never been more than a few women hereditary peers.
Following the introduction of life peerages under the Life Peerages Act 1958, the practice of granting hereditary
peerages diminished. After Harold Wilson became Prime Minister in 1964, no hereditary peerages were created, with
the exception of a small number of hereditary peerages created in the 1980s on the advice of Margaret Thatcher.
Since the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, hereditary peerages have ceased, in themselves, to carry the right
to a seat in the House of Lords. However, 92 hereditary peers continue to sit, either by virtue of having been elected
by one of the political groupings, or, as one of the eligible office holders. This arrangement is intended to apply for
the “transitional period”, until such time as further reforms may be implemented.
A number of holders of hereditary peerages have also been awarded life peerages and are thus entitled to sit in the
House of Lords by virtue of those life peerages. However, they usually continue to be known by their hereditary titles.
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All holders of hereditary peerages – inside or outside the House of Lords – may in fact, continue to use their titles,
which are not in themselves affected by the 1999 Act. In addition, those hereditary peers who no longer sit in the
House of Lords are now entitled to vote in Parliamentary elections and to stand for elections to the House of Commons.
(Life peers and hereditary peers who sit in the chamber continue to be disqualified.)
Although the role of the Crown is not itself affected by the recent changes, those members of the Royal Family who
were previously members of the House of Lords by virtue of their position as Royal Dukes (including the Prince of
Wales) no longer sit in the House.
Life Peers
Life peerages, as their name implies, cease with the death of the holder and do not pass to his/her heirs. All life
peerages carry the rank of baron or baroness.
Most life peerages are conferred under the powers contained in the Life Peerages Act 1958. Prior to the passage of
this Act, all peerages were hereditary, with the exception of these conferred on Law Lords under the Appellate
Jurisdiction Act 1876 (See section entitled Law Lords this page below).
There is no formal limit under the 1958 Act on the number of peerages which can be created, but usually the number
of creations in any one year has been relatively small. Honours Lists have usually contained between two and five
life peerages; and other lists of working peers, announced every year or two, have usually contained between 10 and
15 life peerages; although increased numbers have been created in recent years (see Awarding of Peerages on pages
10-11 above). As of 1st March 2001, there were 536 holders of peerages awarded under the 1958 Act.
As noted above, a small number of hereditary peers have also been awarded life peerages, thus entitling them to
continue to sit in the House of Lords.
Law Lords
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, as subsequently amended. They
are created by the Crown on the advice of the Lord Chancellor. The maximum number has been increased over the
years from two to twelve. Initially, individuals held the peerages only until their retirement, but this was changed in
1887 and they are now held for life. Thus, although there are only twelve current holders of the office of Lord of Appeal
in the Ordinary, there are 28 holders of peerages created under the 1876 Act currently sitting in the House of Lords.
(Occasionally, Lords of Appeal in the Ordinary are appointed who already hold life peerages under the 1958 Life
Peerages Act).
The Lords of Appeal in Ordinary sit to hear appeals in civil cases, and (except from Scotland) in criminal cases; and
they may be joined by other holders or former holders of senior legal positions who are members of the House of Lords.
The Law Lords may also speak and participate in debates and votes in the House of Lords, although not all necessarily
choose to do so. They may choose to participate especially in debates and legislation on crime and the penal system,
when their legal expertise and experience is likely to be heard with particular interest. This experience may also be
drawn on to advise on legal points and interpretation of proposed legislation. (See also section entitled Judicial Role
at page 31; and list of Law Lords at page 72).
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Lords Spiritual
The term ‘Lords Spiritual’ is used to describe the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England who sit in the
House of Lords. Their membership of the House of Lords, which dates back to before the Reformation, can be seen
as a reflection of the position of the Church of England as the established church. The Lords Spiritual comprise the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester (all of whom
are automatically entitled to sit in the House of Lords), plus 21 other English diocesan bishops, determined on the
basis of their length of service as diocesan bishops (including any years in a previous episcopal see). When any of the
21 bishops without an automatic seat retires or is promoted to one of the more senior posts, the longest serving
diocesan bishop outside the Lords then joins the bench of bishops.
Until 1847 all diocesan bishops sat in the House of Lords, but with the creation of new sees – there are now over 40
– it was felt necessary to limit the numbers. The Bishop of Sodor and Man does not sit in the House of Lords, but
instead has a seat in the Manx parliament (the House of Keys).
When a bishop who is already a member of the House of Lords changes his see or becomes an archbishop, he has to
be reintroduced to the House as the representative of that particular see. For example, the present Archbishop of York,
Dr David Hope, has been introduced to the House of Lords three times: as Bishop of Wakefield, then Bishop of
London, and most recently as Archbishop of York.
Bishops and archbishops sit as such in the House of Lords only until they retire. The retirement age is now set at 70,
This did not apply to Bishops appointed before the retirement age was laid down, but the last bishop to whom this
applied has now retired. It has become common practice to award the Archbishop’s of Canterbury and York life
peerages when they retire. The former Archbishop of York, Dr John Habgood is now a life peer; and so too is the former
Bishop of Liverpool, Dr David Sheppard.
The Lords Spiritual sit together on benches on the government side of the House. This position is in accordance with
an Act passed by Parliament in 1539. Because the bishops sit together in this way they are sometimes collectively
referred to as “the bench of bishops”. The bishops wear robes (rochet and chimere) when in the Chamber (unlike other
peers, who wear their robes only on formal occasions such as the state opening of Parliament).
The attendance of the Lords Spiritual is variable. Obviously they have other duties; and attendance may depend on a
range of factors, including the personal interests of the individual concerned, the perceived spiritual and social
importance of issues being debated on a particular day, the proximity of a bishop’s see to London, and the coincidence
of a bishop having other engagements in London on any particular day.
The House of Lords occasionally debates issues which directly affect the Church of England and certain measures
affecting the church still have to go through Parliament. Such occasions normally see a relatively high attendance of
bishops. A fairly recent example was the issue of whether women could become Church of England priests. Other
matters may also affect the Church’s interest directly. Examples include education debates, because the Church of
England manages a large number of schools; and major property legislation, because the Church of England, through
the Church Commissioners, is a major property owner.
Members of the Bench of Bishops try to ensure that, whenever a matter which might be considered as raising moral
issues is debated, at least one bishop is present and speaks during the debate. An official at Lambeth Palace has the
job of briefing the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops as necessary and co-ordinating their response, where
appropriate. A duty bishop is, in any case, present each day the House is sitting in order to lead prayers.
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Representatives of other churches and religions do not sit as of right in the House of Lords. However, some individuals
prominent in such churches or religions have been awarded life peerages. For instance, the present Archbishop of
Armagh, in the Church of Ireland, Dr Robin Eames sits in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage.
(For a list of current Lords Spiritual see page 50).
Women Peers
There were no women members of the House of Lords until the passing in 1958 of the Life Peerage Act. That Act did
not discriminate – under it, both men and women could be created life peers.
The 1963 Peerage Act allowed women who inherited peerages by succession to take their seat in the Lords, but they
have been relatively few in number, as the great majority of peerages were and are inherited by men.
There are currently (March 2001) 110 women peers in the House of Lords, of whom 106 are life peers and four are
hereditary peers. (For a list of women peers see page 63).
Leave of Absence
Peers may apply for Leave of Absence from the House, although in doing so these peers are expected not to attend
sittings of the House. Leave is normally granted to those who apply for it. A peer on Leave of Absence may apply to
have this terminated, but must give a month’s notice. Unless a request for termination is made, Leave of Absence lasts
for the length of a Parliament. After a general election, peers who wish to continue on Leave of Absence are invited
to re-apply for it. The system of Leave of Absence was brought in by an amendment made to the Standing Orders of
the House in the late 1950s. Most peers who have taken advantage of this have been hereditary peers by succession;
and there are likely to be relatively few instances of it in the House as now constituted. Indeed, there are now only
three peers on Leave of Absence, compared with 61 in the 1998/99 Session. However, since there is no formal
attendance requirement, there may be other peers who, for whatever reason, do not, in practice, play an active part in
the affairs of the House.
Peers who are bankrupts, aliens or minors are disqualified from participating in the affairs of the House (although
there would, in any case be no instances of the latter in the present House). Detention in prison does not, in itself,
disqualify a peer from membership, although the individuals obviously are unable to attend proceedings.
Working Peers and Attendance
The term “working peer” has no official definition, but is often used to describe a peer who has been granted a life
peerage on the understanding that he/she will attend and play an active part in the House of Lords on a regular basis.
These peers have usually been recommended for appointment by the Prime Minister or the leaders of the other parties
on that assumption, and are generally recognised as political appointments.
In practice, some peers who have been appointed on this basis may, in the event attend the House comparatively rarely
for one reason or another. Conversely, there are also individuals who have been awarded life peerages in the twiceyearly Honours Lists (as opposed to “working peers”) who, in practice, attend the House on a regular basis and play
an active part in its work. Those hereditary peers who have been elected by their colleagues to serve in the present
House or who sit as office holders are also likely to be, for the most part, regular attenders.
Previously, life peers tended on average to attend more regularly than hereditary peers. In the 1998/99 Session, (the
last before the reforms) average overall attendance was 446 – less than half of those eligible; but, following the recent
changes, in the 1999/2000 Session the average overall attendance was 352, slightly more than half of those eligible.
However, actual attendance will vary according to a peer’s other commitments and to the nature of the business. Of
course, simple attendance is not, in itself, the only yardstick which may be used to judge the contribution made by
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Note: In addition to those affiliated to a particular party, the following list also includes peers of no political party affiliation – those who have
registered as Cross Benchers and other peers.
Conservative
A
Aberdare, L
Alexander of Weedon, L
Anelay of St Johns, Bs
Arran, E
Ashcroft, L
Astor, V
Astor of Hever, L
Attlee, E
B
Bagri, L
Baker of Dorking, L
Barber, L
Bauer, L
Bell, L
Belstead, L
Biffen, L
Blackwell, L
Blake, L
Blaker, L
Blatch, Bs
Blyth of Rowington, L
Boardman, L
Bowness, L
Brabazon of Tara, L
Bridgeman, V
Brigstocke, Bs
Brittan of Spennithorne, L
Brougham and Vaux, L
Burnham, L
Buscombe, Bs
Butterworth, L
Buxton of Alsa, L
Byford, Bs
C
Caithness, E
Campbell of Alloway, L
Campbell of Croy, L
Carlisle of Bucklow, L
Carnegy of Lour, Bs
Carr of Hadley, L
Carrington, L
Cavendish of Furness, L
Chadlington, L
Chalker of Wallasey, Bs
Chilver, L
Clark of Kempston, L
Cockfield, L
Coe, L
Colwyn, L
Constantine of Stanmore, L
Cope of Berkeley, L
Courtown, E
Cox, Bs
Cranborne, V
Crathorne, L
Crawford and Balcarres, E
Crickhowell, L
Cuckney, L
Cumberlege, Bs
D
Dacre of Glanton, L
Dean of Harptree, L
Deedes, L
Denham, L
Dixon-Smith, L
Dundee, E
E
Eccles of Moulton, Bs
Eden of Winton, L
Elles, Bs
Elliott of Morpeth, L
Elton, L
F
Fanshawe of Richmond, L
Feldman, L
Ferrers, E
Flather, Bs
Fookes, Bs
Forsyth of Drumlean, L
Forte, L
Fraser of Carmyllie, L
Freeman, L
G
Gardner of Parkes, Bs
Garel-Jones, L
Geddes, L
Gibson-Watt, L
Gilmour of Craigmillar, L
Glenarthur, L
Glentoran, L
Goschen, V
Gray of Contin, L
Griffiths of Fforestfach, L
H
Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, L
Hambro, L
Hanham, Bs
Hanningfield, L
Hanson, L
Harmar-Nicholls, L
Harris of Peckham, L
Haslam, L
Hayhoe, L.
Henley, L
Higgins, L
Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L
Hogg, Bs
Holderness, L
Home, E
Hooper, Bs
Howe, E
Howe of Aberavon, L
Howell of Guildford, L
Hunt of Wirral, L
Hurd of Westwell, L
I
Inglewood, L
J
James of Holland Park, Bs
Jellicoe, E
Jenkin of Roding, L
Johnston of Rockport, L
Jopling, L
K
Keith of Castleacre, L
Kelvedon, L
Kimball, L
King of Wartnaby, L
Kingsland, L
Kirkham, L
Knight of Collingtree, Bs
L
Laing of Dunphail, L
Lamont of Lerwick, L
Lane of Horsell, L
Lang of Monkton, L
Lawson of Blaby, L
Lindsay, E
Liverpool, E
Lloyd-Webber, L
Lucas, L
Luke, L
Lyell, L
M
McColl of Dulwich, L
Macfarlane of Bearsden, L
Mackay of Clashfern, L
MacLaurin of Knebworth, L
Mancroft, L
Marlesford, L
Mayhew of Twysden, L
Miller of Hendon, Bs
Monro of Langholm, L
Montague of Beaulieu
Montrose, D
Moore of Lower Marsh, L
Mowbray and Stourton, L
Moynihan, L
Murton of Lindisfarne, L
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Conservative – Continued
N
Naseby, L
Newton of Braintree, L
Noakes, Bs
Norfolk, D
Northbrook, L
Northesk, E
Norton of Louth, L
O
O’Cathain, Bs
Onslow, E
Onslow of Woking, L
Oppenheim-Barnes, Bs
Oxfuird, V
P
Palumbo, L
Park of Monmouth, Bs
Parkinson, L
Patten, L
Pearson of Rannoch, L
Peel, E
Perry of Southwark, Bs
Peyton of Yeovil, L
Pike, Bs
Pilkington of Oxenford, L
Platt of Writtle, Bs
Plumb, L
Plummer of St Marylebone, L
Prior, L
Pym, L
Q
Quinton, L
R
Rawlings, Bs
Rawlinson of Ewell, L
Reay, L
Rees, L
Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L
Renton, L
Renton of Mount Harry, L
Roberts of Conwy, L
Rotherwick, L
Ryder of Wensum, L
S
Saatchi, L
Sainsbury of Preston Candover, L
St John of Fawsley, L
Sanderson of Bowden, L
Seccombe, Bs
Selborne, E
Selkirk of Douglas, L
Selsdon, L
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HOU S E
O F
Sharples, Bs
Shaw of Northstead, L
Sheppard of Didgemere, L
Shrewsbury, E
Skelmersdale, L
Skidelsky, L
Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L
Sterling of Plaistow, L
Stevens of Ludgate, L
Stewartby, L
Stodart of Leaston, L
Strathclyde, L
Swinfen, L
T
Taylor of Warwick, L
Tebbit, L
Thatcher, Bs
Thomas of Gwydir, L
Trefgarne, L
Trumpington, Bs
Tugendhat, L
V
Vinson, L
Vivian, L
W
Waddington, L
Wade of Chorlton, L
Wakeham, L
Waldegrave of North Hill, L
Walker of Worcester, L
Wilcox, Bs
Willoughby de Broke, L
Windlesham, L
Wolfson, L
Wolfson of Sunningdale, L
Y
Young, Bs
Young of Graffham, L
Younger of Leckie, V
Labour
A
Acton, L
Ahmed, L
Alli, L
Amos, Bs
Andrews, Bs
Archer of Sandwell, L
Ashley of Stoke, L
Ashton of Upholland, Bs
Attenborough, L
L OR D S
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PARTY
B
Bach, L
Barnett, L
Bassam of Brighton, L
Berkeley, L
Bernstein of Craigweil, L
Billingham, Bs
Blackstone, Bs
Blease, L
Borrie, L
Bragg, L
Brennan,L
Brett, L
Brooke of Alverthorpe, L
Brookman, L
Brooks of Tremorfa, L
Bruce of Donington, L
Burlison, L
C
Callaghan of Cardiff, L
Carmichael of Kelvingrove, L
Carter, L
Castle of Blackburn, Bs
Chandos, V
Christopher, L
Clarke of Hampstead, L
Clinton-Davis, L
Cocks of Hartcliffe, L
Cohen of Pimlico, Bs
Crawley, Bs
Currie of Marylebone L
D
David, Bs
Davies of Coity, L
Davies of Oldham, L
Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, Bs
Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, Bs
Desai, L
Diamond, L
Dixon, L
Donoughue, L
Dormand of Easington, L
Dubs, L
E
Eatwell, L
Elder, L
Evans of Parkside, L
Evans of Temple Guiting, L
Evans of Watford, L
Ewing of Kirkford, L
F
Falconer of Thoroton, L
Falkender, Bs
Farrington of Ribbleton, Bs
Faulkner of Worcester, L
Filkin, L
Fisher of Rednal, Bs
Fyfe of Fairfield, L
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Labour – Continued
G
Gale, Bs
Gallacher, L
Gavron, L
Gibson of Market Rasen, Bs
Gilbert, L
Gladwin of Clee, L
Glenamara, L
Goldsmith, L
Gordon of Strathblane, L
Goudie, Bs
Gould of Potternewton, Bs
Grabiner, L
Graham of Edmonton, L
Greene of Harrow Weald, L
Gregson, L
Grenfell, L
H
Hamlyn, L
Hardy of Wath, L
Harris of Haringey, L
Harrison, L
Haskel, L
Haskins, L
Hattersley, L
Hayman, Bs
Healey, L
Hilton of Eggardon, Bs
Hogg of Cumbernauld, L
Hollick, L
Hollis of Heigham, Bs
Howells of St Davies, Bs
Howie of Troon, L
Hoyle, L
Hughes of Woodside, L
Hunt of Chesterton, L
Hunt of Kings Heath, L
I
Irvine of Lairg, L
Islwyn, L
J
Janner of Braunstone, L
Jay of Paddington, Bs
Jeger, Bs
Jenkins of Putney, L
Jordan, L
Judd, L
K
Kennedy of the Shaws, Bs
King of West Bromwich, L
Kirkhill, L
L
Layard, L
Lea of Crondall, L
Levy, L
Lipsey, L
Lockwood, Bs
Lofthouse of Pontefract, L
Longford, E
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O F
M
Macaulay of Bragar, L
McCarthy, L
Macdonald of Tradeston, L
McIntosh of Haringey, L
McIntosh of Hudnall, Bs
MacKenzie of Culkein, L
Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L
Mallalieu, Bs
Mason of Barnsley, L
Massey of Darwen, Bs
Merlyn-Rees, L
Milner of Leeds, L
Mishcon, L
Mitchell, L
Molloy, L
Morgan, L
Morris of Castle Morris, L
Morris of Manchester, L
Murray of Epping Forest, L
N
Nicol, Bs
Northfield, L
O
Orme, L
P
Parekh,L
Parry, L
Patel of Blackburn, L
Paul, L
Peston, L
Pitkeathley, Bs
Plant of Highfield, L
Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L
Prys-Davies, L
Puttnam, L
R
Ramsay, of Cartvale, B
Randall of St Budeaux, L
Rea, L
Rendell of Babergh, Bs
Renwick of Clifton, L
Richard, L
Rogers of Riverside, L
S
Sainsbury of Turville, L
Sawyer, L
Scanlon, L
Scotland of Asthall, Bs
Sefton of Garston, L
Serota, Bs
Sewel, L
Shepherd, L
Sheppard of Liverpool, L
Shore of Stepney, L
Simon, V
Simon of Highbury, L
Simpson of Dunkeld, L
Smith of Gilmorehill, Bs
Smith of Leigh, L
Stallard, L
Stoddart of Swindon, L
Stone of Blackheath, L
Strabolgi, L
Symons of Vernham Dean, Bs
L OR D S
B Y
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T
Taylor of Blackburn, L
Taylor of Gryfe, L
Thomas of Macclesfield, L
Thornton, Bs
Tomlinson, L
Turnberg, L
Turner of Camden, Bs
U
Uddin, Bs
V
Varley, L
W
Walker of Doncaster, L
Wallace of Coslany, L
Warner, L
Warwick of Undercliffe, Bs
Watson of Invergowrie, L
Wedderburn of Charlton, L
Whaddon, L
Whitaker, Bs
Whitty, L
Wilkins, Bs
Williams of Elvel, L
Williams of Mostyn, L
Winston, L
Woolmer of Leeds, L
Y
Young of Dartington, L
Liberal Democrat
A
Addington, L
Alderdice, L
Avebury, L
B
Barker, Bs
Bradshaw, L
C
Carlile of Berriew, L
Clement-Jones, L
D
Dahrendorf, L
Dholakia, L
E
Ezra, L
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Liberal Democrat –
Continued
F
Falkland, V
G
Geraint, L
Goodhart, L
Greaves, L
H
Hamwee, Bs
Harris of Greenwich, L
Harris of Richmond, Bs
Holme of Cheltenham, L
Hooson, L
Hutchinson of Lullington, L
J
Jacobs, L
Jenkins of Hillhead, L
O F
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HOU S E
S
Sandberg, L
Scott of Needham Market, Bs
Sharman, L
Sharp of Guildford, Bs
Shutt of Greetland, L
Smith of Clifton, L
Steel of Aikwood, L
T
Taverne, L
Thomas of Gresford, L
Thomas of Walliswood, Bs
Thomson of Monifieth, L
Tope, L
Tordoff, L
W
Wallace of Saltaire, L
Walmsley, Bs
Watson of Richmond, L
Wigoder, L
Williams of Crosby, Bs
Cross Bench
L
A
Lester of Herne Hill, L
Linklater of Butterstone, Bs
Ludford, Bs
Ackner, L
Allen of Abbeydale, L
Allenby of Megiddo, V
Alton of Liverpool, L
Ampthill, L
Armstrong of Ilminster, L
M
Mackie of Benshie, L
McNally, L
Maddock, Bs
Mar and Kellie, E
Methuen, L
Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Bs
N
Newby, L
Nicholson of Winterbourne, Bs
Northover, Bs
O
Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L
P
Perry of Walton, L
Phillips of Sudbury, L
R
Razzall, L
Redesdale, L
Rennard, L
Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L
Roper, L
Russell, E
Russell-Johnston, L
O F
B
Baldwin of Bewdley, E
Barber of Tewkesbury, L
Bingham of Cornhill, L
Birt, L
Bledisloe, V
Blood, Bs
Boothroyd, Bs
Boston of Faversham, L
Bramall, L
Bridge of Harwich, L
Bridges, L
Briggs, L
Brightman, L
Brookeborough, V
Brookes, L
Browne-Wilkinson, L
Bullock, L
Burns, L
Butler of Brockwell, L
C
Cameron of Lochbroom, L
Carnarvon, E
Carver, L
Chalfont, L
Chapple, L
Chitnis, L
L OR D S
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PARTY
Cholmondeley, M
Clyde, L
Cobbold, L
Colville of Culross, V
Cooke of Islandreagh, L
Cooke of Thorndon, L
Craig of Radley, L
Craigavon, V
Croham, L
D
Darcy de Knayth, Bs
Dearing, L
Donaldson of Lymington, L
Dunn, Bs
E
Eames, L
Elis-Thomas, L
Emerton, Bs
Emslie, L
Erroll, E
F
Fellowes, L
Flowers, L
Foster of Thames Bank, L
Freyberg, L
G
Gibson, L
Goff of Chieveley, L
Greengross, Bs
Greenway, L
Griffiths, L
H
Habgood, L
Hardie,L
Harris of High Cross, L
Hartwell, L
Hill-Norton, L
Hobhouse of Woodborough, L
Hoffman, L
Hope of Craighead, L
Hunt of Tanworth, L
Hussey of North Bradley, L
Hutton, L
Hylton, L
Hylton-Foster, Bs
I
Imbert, L
Inge, L
J
Jauncey of Tullichettle, L
Joffe, L
K
Keith of Kinkel, L
Kilpatrick of Kincraig, L
Kingsdown, L
Knights, L
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Contents
Page(s)
Foreword – Rt Hon Neil Kinnock, Vice-President of the European Commission . . . . . . . 7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Member States of the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The European Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The Role of the European Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
European Commissioners – Representation by Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
European Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-26
Secretariat-General of the Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Directorates-General of the Commission
Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Budgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Economic and Financial Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Education and Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Employment and Social Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Energy and Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enlargement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
External Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Financial Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fisheries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Health and Consumer Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Information Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Internal Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Justice and Home Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Personnel and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Regional Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Taxation and Customs Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Continued)
Europe Aid Co-operation Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
European Commission Joint Research Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
European Commission Protocol and Security Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Euratom Supply Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Informatics Directorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Joint Interpretation and Conference Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Legal Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Office of Official Publications of the European Communities (EUR-OP). . . . . . . . 59
Press and Communications Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Statistical Office (EUROSTAT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Translation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
European Commission Offices in the UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Council of the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65
General Secretariat of the Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union
(UKREP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-68
UK PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
UK Ministers by Government Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-74
Membership of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on European Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Membership of House of Commons European Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77
Membership of the House of Lords European Union Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The Role of the European Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83
European Parliament Political Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85
UK Political Parties in the European Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87
UK Elections to the European Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-89
UK Election Results and MEPs by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-96
UK MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-144
UK MEPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145-148
UK MEPs – Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
UK MEPs – Directorships Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
UK MEPs – Consultancies Held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
UK MEPs – Languages Spoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (Continued)
Bureau of the European Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Committees of the European Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154-158
European Parliament: Joint Parliamentary Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159-160
European Parliament: Inter-Parliamentary Delegations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159-163
General Secretariat of the European Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164-165
European Parliament – UK Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Economic and Social Committee Presidency and Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Economic and Social Committee – UK Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169-176
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
The Work of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-179
Committee of the Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180-199
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Secretariat of the Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Committee of the Regions – UK Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181-197
Committee of the Regions – UK Members by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Committee of the Regions – Commissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
EUROPEAN COURTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OMBUDSMAN
The Court of Justice of the European Communities –
Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-203
Court of Justice of the European Communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
The Court of First Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
The European Court of Auditors – Jan O’Karlsson, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
European Court of Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
The European Central Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-211
Philippe Maystadt, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, . . . . 212-214
The European Investment Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
The European Investment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-216
The European Ombudsman– Ian Harden, Head of Legal Department . . . . . . . 217-218
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DECENTRALISED COMMUNITY AGENCIES
The Community Plant Variety Office – Bart Kiewiet, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Community Plant Variety Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products. . . . . . . . . . . 222-223
The European Agency for Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work –
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-226
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
Johan van Rens, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228-229
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) . . . . 230
The European Environment Agency – Ove Casperson, Public Affairs Office. . . . . 231
European Environment Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living
and Working Conditions – Raymond-Pierre Bodin, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . 233-234
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction –
Georges Estievenart, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-237
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
The European Police Office (Europol) – Jürhgen Storbeck, Director . . . . . . . . 240-242
European Police Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
The European Training Foundation – Peter De Rooij, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . 243-244
European Training Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Wishbode Boer, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-247
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) . . . . 248
The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union –
Brian McCluskey, Chairman of the Management Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
UK LOCAL AUTHORITY AND REGIONAL OFFICES IN BRUSSELS
UK Local/Regional Directory Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-255
Local Government International Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
INFORMATION ON THE EUROPEAN UNION
Official Publications and Official Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258-259
Internet Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Public Information Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260-274
European Documentation Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275-278
European Information Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279-281
Innovation Relay Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
The Carrefour Network – Heather McLaughlin, Manager, Carrefour Ulster . . . . . . 283
The Carrefour Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
The Aire Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
European Commission Offices in the UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
European Parliament Offices in the UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
PRESSURE GROUPS AND OTHER CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287-292
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293-302
GOVERNANCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
T HE EU ROPE AN FOU NDATION FOR THE I MPR OVEMEN T O F
LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Wyatville Road
Dublin 18
Ireland
Tel: + 353 1 204 3100
Fax: + 353 1 282 6456
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.eurofound.ie
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions was established in 1975, to assist in
the formulation of future policy on social and work-related issues. Its activities include research, exchange and
dissemination of information. Its current programme of work – for 2001-2004 – is concerned with living and working
conditions and industrial relations.
The Foundation’s Board is made up of representatives from the European Commission and from employers and
employees’ organisations and governments in the member states.
Chairman of Administration Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Boisnel
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond-Pierre Bodin
Head of Information and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Lagerlöf
GOVERN ANCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
THE EUROPEAN
TRA IN IN G F OUN DATION
Villa Gualino
Viale Settimio Severo, 65
Torino 1-10133, Italy
Tel: + 39 011 630 2222
Fax: + 39 011 630 2200
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.etf.eu.int
Chairman of the Governing Board
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikolaus van der Pas
Representative of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Day
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter De Rooij
Deputy Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ulrich Hillenkamp
Livio Pesca
Administration and Central Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Markku Junkari
Computer and Technical Services Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cumming
Finance and Legal Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schroder
Information and Communications Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gisela Schürings
MEDA (Mediterranean) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivier Ramsayer
Central Europe North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean-Raymond Masson
Central Europe South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Greenwood
New Independent States and Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arjen Vos
MEDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivier Ramsayer
Tempus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant
GOVERN ANCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
UK LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICES IN BRUSSELS
Highlands and Islands
Scotland House, Rond Point, Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 282 8360
Fax: + 32 2 282 8363
E-mail: [email protected]
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie-Yvonne Prevot
Kent
South East of England House, Square de Meeus, 1000 Brussels. . . . . . . . . . Tel: +32 2 736 1190
Fax: + 32 2 736 0839
E-mail: [email protected]
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Dancourt
Lancashire
Lancashire Houses, Rue Breydel 42, 1040 Brussels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 282 9613
Fax: + 32 2 282 9619
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant
London
Association of London Government
Rue Breydel 40, 1040 Brussels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 282 9513/9511
Fax: + 32 2 280 1979
E-mail: [email protected]
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Warner
Merseyside
Rue Breydel 42, 1040 Brussels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 282 9640
Fax: + 32 2 282 9602
E-mail: [email protected]
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Weston
North of England
Avenue de Tervuren 78, 1140 Brussels.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 735 3547
Fax: + 32 2 735 4074
E-mail: [email protected]
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Howell
Scotland
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA)
Scotland House, Rond Point, Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: + 32 2 282 8395/6
Fax: + 32 2 282 8425/9
E-mail: [email protected]
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Sullivan
GO VERNA NCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
DIRECTORAT ES-G ENE RA L O F THE C OM MIS SIO N
Competition DG
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 299 1111
Fax: + 32 2 295 0138/0139/0140 (General)
Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Schaub
Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruno Friess
Henrik Mørch
Deputy Directors-General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean-François-Pons
Gianfranco Rocca
Directorate A
Competition Policy; Co-ordination; International Affairs; Relations with other Institutions
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirtkumar Mehta
Directorate B
Merger Task Force
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Götz Drauz
Directorate C
Information; Communication; Multimedia
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jürgen Mensching
Directorate D
Services
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moavero Milanesi
Directorate E
Basic Industries; Cartels; Energy
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angel Tradacete Cocera
Directorate F
Capital and Consumer Goods Industries
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sven Norberg
Directorate G
State Aid I (Policy: Horizontal: Regional; Analysis)
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loretta Dormal-Marino
Directorate H
State Aid II (Specific Industries; Public Services)
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Humbert Drabbe
GO VERNA NCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
DIRECTORAT ES-G ENE RA L O F THE C OM MIS SIO N
Economic and Financial Affairs DG
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 299 1111
Fax: + 32 2 295 0138/0139/0140 (General)
Batîment Jean Monnet
Rue Alcide De Gasperi,
L-2920 Luxembourg
Tel: + 35 2 43011
Director-General (Acting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hervé Carré
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johan Verhaeven
Deputy Directors-General (B, C + E). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vacant
Deputy Directors-General (A, D + F). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vacant
Budgetary Resources, Relations with
European Parliament, ESC and COR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Claude Schutz
Secretary, Economic and Financial Committee and
Economic Policy Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Günter Grosche
Directorate A
Economic Studies and Research
Director (Acting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . André Louis Dramais
Directorate B
Economies of the Member States
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . António José Cabral
Directorate C
Economy of the Euro Zone and the Union
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hervé Carré
Directorate D
International Questions
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joly Dixon
Directorate E
Economic Evaluation Service
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan Høst Schmidt
Directorate F
Economic Analyses of Financial Market and Capital Movements
Director (Acting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sotirios Kollias
Financial Operations Service
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Goldschmidt
GOVERN AN CE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
DIRECTORAT ES -G ENE RAL OF
THE COMMISSION
Education and Culture DG
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 299 1111
Fax: + 32 2 295 0138/0139/0140 (General)
Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikolaus van der Pas
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Jorna
Audit - Head of Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlo Pettinelli
Inter-institutional and International Relations:
Coordination, Planning, Evaluation – Head of Unit. . . Giuseppe Massangioli
Directorate A
Education
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Coyne
Directorate B
Vocational Training
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Otto Dibelius
Directorate C
Culture, Audiovisual Policy, Sport
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean-Michel Baer
Directorate D
Youth, Civil Society, Communication
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . João Vale de Almeida
Directorate E
Resources
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert Gascard
GO VERNA NCE OF
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
DIRECTORAT ES-G ENE RA L O F THE C OM MIS SIO N
Employment and Social Affairs DG
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 299 1111
Fax: + 32 2 295 0138/0139/0140 (General)
Bâtiment EuroForum
Plateau du Kirchberg
L-2920 Luxembourg
Tel: + 35 2 43011
Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Odile Quintin
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Olsson
Deputy Director-General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K J Lönnroth
Adviser (Economic Affairs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Morley
Adviser (Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Nobbs
Adviser (Relations with European
Parliament, ECOSOC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermanus Zonnenveld
Adviser (Social Issues) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P Bacchielli
Inter-institutional Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordi Currell
Directorate A
Employment Strategy; ESF-Policy Development and Co-ordination
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G Fischer
Directorate B
National Employment Monitoring; ESF Operations I
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lluis Riera
Directorate C
National Employment Monitoring; ESF Operations II
Director (Acting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K J Lönnroth
Directorate D
Social Dialogue; Social Rights; Equality Issues
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F Devonic
Directorate E
Social Protection and Social Integration
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabrielle Clotuche
Directorate F
Management of Resources
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raoul Prado
Directorate G
Horizontal and International Issues
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L Pavan-Woolfe
GOVERNANCE O F
BRITAIN IN EUROPE
EU ROP E AI D CO -O P ERAT IO N O FF ICE
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B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: + 32 2 299 1111
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E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.europa.eu.int./comm/europe
The European Aid Co-operation Office is responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Commission’
external aid programmes, funded by by the community budget and the European Development Fund.
Director -General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giorgio Bonacci
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Toledano Laredo
Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raul Mateus Paula
Co-ordination, Devolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carla Montesi
General Programming, Support to Finance Committees . Bernard Brusset
Directorate A
Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Per Brix Knudsen
Directorate B
Southern Mediterranean, Middle East
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Weber
Directorate C
Africa, Caribbean, Pacific
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . José Silva Domingos
Directorate D
Asia
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jorge de Oliveira e Sousa
Directorate E
Latin America
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fernardo Cardesa Garcia
Directorate F
Innovation and Thermatic Operations (including Human Rights,
NGO Co-Financing, Environment)
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francesco de Angelis
Directorate G
Operational Support
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jürgen Schüler
Directorate H
General Affairs
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean-Claude Brouwers
GEA
The Guide to the
Executive Agencies
●
2002
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Executive Agencies – General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Executive Agencies
Appeals Service Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABRO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Army Personnel Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Army Training and Recruiting Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Forces Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business Development Service (Northern Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CADW: Welsh Historic Monuments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central Office of Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central Science Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child Support Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communities Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Companies House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compensation Agency (Northern Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction Service (Northern Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Court Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Criminal Records Bureau (see Passport & Research Agency)
.........................
Defence Analytical Services Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Aviation Repair Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Bills Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Communication Services Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Dental Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Estates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Geographical and Imagery Intelligence Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Housing Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Medical Training Organisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Procurement Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Secondary Care Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Transport and Movements Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defence Vetting Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Disposal Services Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver and Vehicle Licensing (Northern Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (Northern Ireland
) ............................
Driving Standards Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Duke of York’s Royal Military School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment Tribunals Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Environment and Heritage Service (Northern Ireland
).............................
Fire Service College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fisheries Research Services (Scotland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forensic Science Agency (Northern Ireland
)....................................
Forensic Science Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forest Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forest Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forest Service (Northern Ireland
) ............................................
Government Car and Despatch Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government Purchasing Agency (Northern Ireland
) ..............................
Health Estates (Northern Ireland
) ............................................
Highways Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historic Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HM Inspectorate of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HM Land Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HM Prison Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industrial Research and Technology Unit (Northern Ireland
). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insolvency Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Registers of Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maritime and Coastguard Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meat Hygiene Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Devices Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical Supplies Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicines Control Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Met Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministry of Defence Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
National Archives of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
National Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
National Weights and Measures Laboratory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Naval Manning Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Naval Recruiting and Training Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NHS Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NHS Pensions Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Ireland Child Support Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Ireland Prison Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office for National Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OGC Buying Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ordnance Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passport and Records Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patent Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pay and Personnel Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pesticides Safety Directorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Planning Inspectorate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Planning Service (Northern Ireland
) ..........................................
Public Guardianship Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Record Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Queen Victoria School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radiocommunications Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RAF Personnel Management Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RAF Training Group Defence Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rate Collection Agency (Northern Ireland
) .....................................
Registers of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rivers Agency (Northern Ireland
)............................................
Roads Service (Northern Ireland
) ............................................
Royal Mint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Royal Parks Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rural Payments Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Court Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Prison Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scottish Public Pensions Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Children’s Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Small Business Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security Agency (Northern Ireland
). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Student Awards Agency for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury Solicitor’s Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UK Debt Management Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UK Hydrographic Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valuation and Lands Agency (Northern Ireland
).................................
Valuation Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle Certification Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle Inspectorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterinary Laboratories Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterinary Medicines Directorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
War Ship Support Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
War Pensions Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water Service (Northern Ireland
). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wilton Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non Ministerial Government Departments
Crown Prosecution Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HM Customs and Excise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inland Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serious Fraud Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Agencies by Department/Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Advertisers by Type of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Executive Agencies are now an established feature of United Kingdom’s
Government. There are now approximately 130 of them, employing nearly
300,000 staff. The Ministry of Defence has the largest number of Agencies. In
addition to these Agencies, there are a further four Government Departments
(Crown Prosecution Service, H.M. Customs and Excise, Inland Revenue and
Serious Fraud Office) which are run on similar lines (known as “Next Steps”)
and which are therefore also listed here. Together, these bodies now account for
roughly three-quarters of all civil service staff.
ESTABLISHMENT OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
The Executive Agencies were the product of pressures for change in the
structure of the civil service from various sources over many years, including
politicians, experts in public administration and the civil service itself.
The need for a greater general awareness of modern management techniques
within the civil service was identified by public administration experts as long
ago as 1968, when the Fulton Report called for better management skills and
more diverse recruitment possibilities.
Following the 1979 general election, the then Prime Minister (Margaret
Thatcher) appointed Sir Robin Ibbs as her Efficiency Adviser; and an Efficiency
Unit, headed by Sir Robin, combining civil servants and representatives of
private industry, was set up within Whitehall. It was charged with the task of
examining ways in which the civil service might be made more efficient.
The associated Financial Management Initiative (FMI) laid great stress on civil
service managers having as much information as possible on the costings of their
operations, on the delegation of administrative decision making, and on civil
service managers taking responsibility themselves for the budgets of their
operations.
In 1987 an Efficiency Unit Report Improving Management In Government - the
Next Steps argued that many Government Departments were too big to be
managed effectively as single units. The Report concluded that the best way to
increase efficiency was, wherever possible, to split the day-to-day administration
of services from the policy making role; and to do this by creating separate
management units, each charged with fulfiling specified administrative tasks. It
argued that this change would lead to a better use of resources.
These separate administrative units, would still ultimately be responsible to
Ministers. However, managers working within each unit would be free to
manage day-to-day administrative matters, but within parameters set down by
Ministers. Effectively each separate unit would be an administrative agency of
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the Minister or Secretary of State, to whom it would be accountable.
Taken from the title of the Efficiency Unit’s 1987 Report, the term “Next Steps”
soon became used to describe the civil service reforms under which Executive
Agencies were set up. Consequently, the Agencies themselves were frequently
described as ‘Next Steps Agencies”.
The first Executive Agency, established in August 1988, was the Vehicle
Inspectorate, responsible then to the Secretary of State for Transport. This was
followed later the same year by Companies House and HMSO. More Agencies
were set up in 1989; and the rate of transfer to Agency status increased
considerably in the years following. A number of Agencies (including HMSO)
were subsequently privatised; but there have been no further privatisations since
the present government came to office in 1997.
The Government announced in March 1998 that the main programme of
creating new Executive Agencies was complete; and that the focus would switch
from agency creation to improvement in performance. There would be a
stronger focus on target setting, performance reporting, benchmarking against
comparable organisations, and on co-operation with other public service deliverers.
THE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING OF AGENCIES
The structure of Agencies varies considerably. Some have very few employees,
while others employ thousands. Some Agencies charge for some or all of their
services, while others rely solely on government funding.
A Framework Documentis issued for each Agency, delineating the structure
within which that Agency operates.
This Document contains details of:
• The Agency’s aims and objectives
• Services provided
• Responsibilities of the Chief Executive to his/her Minister
• Financial objectives, planning, reporting arrangements and accounting
procedures, personnel and pay arrangements.
At the start of the project to establish Agencies, it was suggested that all Agencies
should have full cost income/expenditure accounts; and those which were selffinancing, or intended to become so, should operate Trading Funds.
Having a Trading Fundenables an Agency to operate like a Government-owned
company. It is a financial framework which includes costs and receipts, capital
expenditure, borrowing; and which calculates net cash flow. Agency Trading
Funds must break even, taking one year with another; and there must be an
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appropriate return on capital. Trading Funds can borrow to meet capital
requirements. They can also establish reserves from their surpluses. The
operation of Agency Trading Funds is governed by the Government Trading
Act 1990, which amended the earlier 1973 Trading Funds Act. Some Agencies,
however, do not yet operate Trading Funds.
In Agencies that operate Trading Funds or have their own vote, the Chief
Executive acts as a Treasury-appointed Accounting Officer. In other cases, the
parent Department’s Permanent Secretary, as Principal Accounting Officer,
appoints the Agency’s Chief Executive as Agency Accounting Officer.
STAFFING
The vast majority of staff employed by the Executive Agencies are civil servants.
(Those Agency staff who are not civil servants are mostly military personnel,
employed by Agencies of the Secretary of State for Defence.)
Each Agency is headed by a Chief Executive (or, in a few cases, another official
of equivalent status), who is responsible for its administration.
The general policy is to advertise Chief Executive appointments, to ensure that
they are made from as wide a field as possible. Additionally, certain other senior
posts are sometimes advertised.
There has been a tendency to appoint a proportion of senior Agency personnel
from outside the established civil service, in order to gain the benefit of their
commercial management skills and wider experience. These people, appointed
by open competition, become civil servants – although quite often temporary or
short-term ones – when they start to work for an Agency.
The most senior Agency staff often have an element of performance-related pay
included within their employment contracts, which may be for a fixed term. In
the case of some larger Agencies, performance bonuses can sometimes take a
Chief Executive’s salary above the level of certain Permanent Secretaries.
Responsibility for civil service pay and grading below senior levels was delegated
to Departments and Agencies from 1996. This change, while affecting
negotiating procedures on pay and conditions, did not alter the status of the
majority of Agency employees as civil servants.
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RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
The intention in establishing Executive Agencies was, as far as practicable, to
separate the executive functions of Government from policy making and advice,
so that the former would be carried out by new Agencies under the auspices of
the relevant Department. The Chief Executives, who are in day-to-day charge
of each Agency, are responsible to the appropriate Minister for their
management within the resources set by the Government. Agency Chief
Executives tend to have a much higher profile than Departmental civil servants.
They are, frequently...the public face of their Agencies, particularly in areas
where there is direct contact with the public.
There has been criticism that the division of responsibility between Ministers
and Agency Chief Executives is not always clear. On occasion, situations have
arisen in which there have been well-publicised differences over what may be
attributable to policy decisions and to administrative decisions. There is also
scope for discussion as to whether, in the cases of major administrative errors,
the buck should stop with the Chief Executive of the Agency concerned or, in
the last resort, with the Minister who should be ultimately accountable to
Parliament for the performance of the Agency.
Governments have consistently stated that Ministers are accountable to
Parliament for all the activities of their Departments, including Executive
Agencies. Moreover, each Agency’s Framework Document should set out the
nature of the divide between the Chief Executive’s day-to-day management
functions and the Departmental Minister’s policy responsibilities.
When the first Agencies were established, concern was expressed by some MPs
that written Parliamentary Questions about matters transferred to Agency
administration no longer received a written reply from the Minister, published
in Hansard. Instead, replies from Agency Chief Executives were initially placed
in the Library of the House of Commons. However, in response to criticism, it
was agreed that these letters should be published in House of Commons
Hansard. In addition, the present Government agreed that questions on matters
relating to the Prison Service in England and Wales should be answered directly
by Home Office Ministers.
It should be noted that in the case of Agencies of the Secretary of State for
Defence – other than those which operate Trading Funds – Ministerial
responsibility is, in practice, devolved to a senior official in the Ministry of
Defence who is designated the Agency’s owner, to whom it reports and who is
responsible for setting targets etc. This reflects the large number of Agencies
under the Ministry’s auspices and the need to maintain integrity of the chain of
command. Ultimate responsibility remains with the Secretary of State, who will,
for instance, agree targets and who remains accountable to Parliament.
With the introduction of devolution, responsibility for some Executive Agencies
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has been transferred from Ministers in the UK Government to the appropriate
Ministers/Secretaries in the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the
Northern Ireland Assembly.
PRIOR OPTIONS REVIEW AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
The ‘Next Steps’ Programme has the objectives of getting value for money,
efficiency and improved services in the public sector. The process has been that
proposals for Agency status are examined in detail in a ‘Prior Options Review’,so
as to establish how best these objectives can be obtained. A wide range of
possibilities is considered – including keeping responsibility for the functions
within the Government Department concerned; establishing an Agency; putting
the functions out to the private sector; and even whether the functions need to
be undertaken at all.
If a decision is taken to establish an Agency, then that Agency is set a series of
Performance Targets
from the time of its establishment. Central to these targets is
the expectation that the Agency will improve both the quality of service provided
and the value for money obtained. These will also be in line with the objectives
set out in the White Paper ‘Modern Public Services’ (published in July 1998),
and in the guidance ‘Better Quality Services’ (issued by the then Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster, Dr David Clark, also in July 1998).
Performance targets for established Agencies are set annually by the responsible
Ministers, in consultation with the Agency concerned. Performance against
these targets is then measured; and the results are published annually in each
Agency’s Annual Report and Accounts.
These targets differ according to the nature of the Agency; but they may include,
for instance, specific targets to process documents within a specified period, to
answer telephone calls within a specified time, for error or failure-free operation,
and for reductions in costs.
AGENCY REVIEWS
The performance of each Agency is reviewed on a five-yearly basis, or more
often if it is thought necessary. Essentially, an Agency Review involves:
• an evaluation of the Agency’s performance
• a re-appraisal of the prior options
The latter involves looking again at the options considered prior to the creation
of the Agency. These may include privatisation; contracting out or market
testing of services; rationalisation; merging with or transferring work to other
organisations; or abolition.
If it is decided that Agency status should continue, then the Review may propose
measures to improve efficiency and changes to the Agency’s Framework
Document, as necessary.
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RECENT AND FORTHCOMING CHANGES
Since the publication of the last edition of this guide, the new NHS Purchasing
and Supply Agency has been established. In addition, the Industrial Tribunals
Service has been replaced by the Appeals Service Agency; and the Joint Air
Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre and Military Survey have merged to form
the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency.
The Army Technical Support Agency, the Defence Clothing and Textile
Agency, the Social Security Information Technology Services Agency, the RAF
Signals Engineering Establishment and the Training and Employment Agency
(Northern Ireland) are no longer Executive Agencies and are therefore no longer
listed in this Guide.
Responsibility for the Buying Agency has been transferred from the Minister for
the Cabinet Office to the Office of Government Commerce to within HM
Treasury. So, too, has that for the Central Computer and Telecommunications
Agency and for the Property Advisers to the Civil Estate; although it is expected
that they will cease to function as Executive Agencies during the course of 2001.
It is anticipated that the Naval Bases and Supply Agency and the Ships Support
Agency will merge to form the War Ships Support Agency from April 2001.
It is also reported that the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency and the
Public Trust Office will cease to be Executive Agencies during 2001.
Thus, while new Executive Agencies are still being created, other bodies are
ceasing to operate as Agencies, while others are consolidating into larger
Agencies through merger.
Since the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, most
Executive Agencies there come under the auspices of the Northern Ireland
Assembly and are answerable to the appropriate Minister, although a small
number remain accountable to the Secretary of State.
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Highways Agency
St Christopher House
Southwark Street
London, SE1 0TE
Tel: (0645) 556575 Fax: (020) 7921 3920
Web: http://www.highways.gov.uk
Accountability: Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Established: 1st April 1994.
The Highways Agency is responsible for maintaining, operating and improving the network of
trunk roads in England.
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tim Matthews
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Patrick Sewell
Personal Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Davina Latham
Management Board
Corporate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard Thorndike
Finance Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mel Quinn
Director of Human Resources . . . . . . Mr Steve Williams
Network Strategy Director. . . . . . . . . Ms Hilary Chipping
Operations Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David York
Procurement Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve Rowsell
Quality Services Director. . . . . . . . . . Mr John Kerman
Safety Strategy and Research DirectorMs Ginny Clarke
Other Key Staff
Head of Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Murphy
Highways Agency Information Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (08475) 504030
General Enquiry Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0645) 556575
Highways Agency Regional Offices
Note: For enquiries to these offices, the general telephone number should be used: Tel: (0645) 556575
Bedford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heron House, 49/53 Goldington Road, Bedford,
MK40 3LL
Birmingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Broadway, Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1BL
Bristol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay,
Bristol, BS1 6HA RH4 1SZ
Dorking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federated House, London Road, Dorking, RH4 1SZ
Exeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falcon Road, Sowton, Exeter, EX2 7LB
Hemel Hempstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead,
HP2 5RL
Leeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City House, New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 2SZ
Jefferson House, 27 Park Place, Leeds, LS1 2SZ
Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunley Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, M1 4BE
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HM Prison Service
Cleland House
Page Street
London, SW1P 4LN
Tel: (020) 7217 3000 Fax: (020) 7217 6403
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
Accountability: Home Secretary
Established: 1st April 1993.
HM Prison Service aims to serve the public by keeping in custody those committed by the
courts in a safe, decent and healthy environment; and to reduce crime by providing
constructive regimes which address offending behaviour, improve educational and work skills
and promote law abiding behaviour in custody and after release.
The Agency provides the services directly and through private contractors.
Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Narey
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Ruth Goodwin. . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6720
Management Board
Executive Members
Deputy Director General. . . . . . . . . . Mr Phil Wheatley. . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6393
Director of Corporate Affairs. . . . . . . Ms Clare Pelham . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6799
Director of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Julian Le Vay . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6275
Director of High Security Prisons . . . Mr Peter Atherton . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6397
Director of Personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gareth Hadley . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 2944
Director of Regimes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Ken Sutton . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6203
Director of Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brodie Clark. . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6544
Head of Health Policy Unit . . . . . . . . Dr Felicity Harvey . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7972 4368
Non Executive Members
Mr Patrick Carter
Lord Laming
Sir Duncan Nichol CBE
Mr Richard Rosser
Mrs Rosemary Thomson CBE
Other Key Staff
Head of Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lindsey French . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6633
Secretary to Prisons Service, Strategy
and Management Boards . . . . . . . Ms Clare Checksfield. . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6572
General Enquiry Line . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve Barr . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7217 6058
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Regional Flood Defence Committees of the
Environment Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
The Commissioner for Public
Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sea Fish Industry Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Veterinary Products Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Public Appointments Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wine Standards Board of the Vintners’
Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Advisory Committee on Pesticides. . . . . . . . . . 20
Cabinet Office
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory
Committees (England). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Advisory Committee on Business
Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Agricultural Land Tribunals (England). . . . 21-22
Better Regulation Task Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Agricultural Wages Board for
England and Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Civil Service Appeal Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Agricultural Wages Committees for
England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
House of Lords Appointments Commission. . . 37
Committee on Standards in Public Life . . . . . . 37
Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. . . . . . . 37
Agricultural and Environment Biotechnical
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Security Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Apple and Pear Research Council . . . . . . . . . . 25
Security Vetting Appeals Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
British Potato Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Senior Salaries Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Committee of Investigation for Great Britain. . 26
Sustainable Development Commission . . . . . . 39
Committee on Agricultural Valuation . . . . . . . 26
Women’s National Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Consumers’ Committee for Great Britain under
the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958. . . . . 27
Covent Garden Market Authority. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central Office of Information
Advisory Committee on Advertising . . . . . . . . 40
Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Farm Animal Welfare Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Food From Britain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. . . . . 29
Home-Grown Cereals Authority . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Horticultural Development Council . . . . . . . . . 30
Horticulture Research International . . . . . . . . . 30
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Advisory Committees on Justices of the
Peace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites . 42
Meat and Livestock Commission. . . . . . . . . . . 31
Advisory Committee on the Government Art
Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Milk Development Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Arts Council of England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . 32
British Broadcasting Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . 43
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British Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
British Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sir John Soane’s Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
British Tourist Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sport England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Broadcasting Standards Commission. . . . . . . . 45
Tate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Channel 4 Television Corporation . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Theatres Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Commission for Architecture
and the Built Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Treasure Valuation Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
English Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Victoria and Albert Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
English Tourism Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Wallace Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
UK Sport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Film Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Football Licensing Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Geffrye Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Historic Royal Palaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Horniman Museum and Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Imperial War Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Independent Television Commission . . . . . . . . 52
Millennium Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ministry of Defence
Advisory Committee on Conscientious
Objectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee . . . . . . . 72
Armed Forces Pay Review Body. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Dartmoor Steering Group and Working Party . 72
Defence Nuclear Safety Committee . . . . . . . . . 73
Defence Scientific Advisory Council. . . . . . . . 73
Museum of London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fleet Air Arm Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Museum of Science and Industry in
Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Independent Board of Visitors for Military
Corrective Training Centres. . . . . . . . . . . . 73
National Endowment for Science, Technology
and the Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
National Army Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
National Film and Television School. . . . . . . . 54
National Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
National Heritage Memorial Fund . . . . . . . . . . 55
National Employers’ Liaison Committee . . . . . 74
Oil and Pipelines Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Review Board for Government Contracts. . . . . 75
Royal Air Force Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
National Lottery Charities Board . . . . . . . . 56-58
Royal Marines Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
National Lottery Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
National Maritime Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Royal Military College of Science Advisory
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
National Museum of Science and Industry. . . . 59
Royal Naval Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
National Museums and Galleries of
Merseyside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Royal Navy Submarine Museum . . . . . . . . . . . 76
National Portrait Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Natural History Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
New Millennium Experience Company Ltd. . . 61
New Opportunities Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Department for Education and Employment
Advisory Committee for Disabled People in
Employment and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Advisory Committee on Work-Life Balance . . 78
Public Lending Right Advisory Committee . . . 62
British Educational Communications and
Technology Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Radio Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Construction Industry Training Board . . . . . . . 78
Regional Cultural Consortiums. . . . . . . . . . 63-64
Disability Rights Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Registrar of Public Lending Right . . . . . . . . . . 65
Education Transfer Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Resource: The Council for Museums,
Archives and Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engineering Construction Industry
Training Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Reviewing Committee on the Export of
Works of Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Equal Opportunities Commission. . . . . . . . . . . 80
Royal Armouries Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts . 66
Further Education Funding Council
for England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Higher Education Funding Council for
England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Investors in People UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water
Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Learning and Skills Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New Deal Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. . . . . 83
Race Education and Employment Forum . . . . 84
Registered Inspectors of Schools
Appeals Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards. . . . . . . 98
Health & Safety Commission and
Health & Safety Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Housing Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Registered Nursery Education Inspectors
Appeals Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Joint Nature Conservation Committee . . . . . . 100
Remploy Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Liverpool Housing Action Trust. . . . . . . . . . . 101
School Teachers’ Review Body. . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Local Government Commission for England . 101
Special Educational Needs Tribunal. . . . . . . . . 86
London Pensions Fund Authority. . . . . . . . . . 102
Student Loans Company Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
London Transport Users Committee. . . . . . . . 102
Teacher Training Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
National Forest Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Northern Lighthouse Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Department of the Environment,
Transport and the Regions
Advisory Committee on Business and
the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Advisory Committee of Consumer Products and
the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Advisory Committee on Hazardous
Substances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Advisory Committee on Packaging . . . . . . . . . 89
Advisory Committee on Releases to the
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Property Advisory Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Radioactive Waste Management
Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Regional Development Agencies . . . . . . 104-106
Rent Assessment Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-108
Royal Commission on Environmental
Pollution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Standards Board for England. . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road
Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Stonebridge Housing Action Trust. . . . . . . . . 109
Advisory Panel on Standards for the
Planning Inspectorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Strategic Rail Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Airborne Particles Expert Group . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust . . . . . . 110
Audit Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Traffic Commissioners/Licensing
Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
British Waterways Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Building Regulations Advisory Committee . . . 91
Castle Vale Housing Action Trust . . . . . . . . . . 91
Civil Aviation Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Commission for Integrated Transport. . . . . . . . 92
Committee on Products and Processes for
use in Public Water Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Commons Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Valuation Tribunals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust. . . . . . 112
Water Regulations Advisory Committee . . . . 113
Zoos Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Export Guarantees Advisory Council. . . . . . . 114
Corporation of Trinity House, London . . . . . . 93
Countryside Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Food Standards Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115-116
Darwin Initiative Advisory Committee. . . . . . . 94
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory
Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
District Audit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
English Nature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
English Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Environment Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96-97
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Britain-Russia Centre/British
East-West Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
British Association for Central and
Eastern Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
British Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Diplomatic Service Appeals Board. . . . . . . . . 118
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Foreign Compensation Commission. . . . . . . . 119
Gene Therapy Advisory Committee. . . . . . . . 130
Government Hospitality Fund Advisory
Committee for the Purchasing of Wine . . 119
Genetics and Insurance Committee . . . . . . . . 130
Great Britain-China Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Health Development Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission. . 120
Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Westminster Foundation for Democracy . . . . 120
Human Genetics Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Wilton Park Academic Council . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Joint Committee on Vaccination and
Immunisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Medical Practices Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Department of Health
Administration of Radioactive Substances
Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Advisory Board on the Registration of
Homeopathic Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Medical Workforce Standing Advisory
Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Medicines Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mental Health Act Commission. . . . . . . . . . . 132
Advisory Committee on Borderline
Substances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Mental Health Review Tribunals . . . . . . . . . . 133
Advisory Committee on Dangerous
Pathogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
National Biological Standards Board . . . . . . . 134
Advisory Committee on Distinction
Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Advisory Committee on NHS Drugs . . . . . . . 123
Advisory Group on Hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Ashworth Hospital Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
British Pharmacopoeia Commission. . . . . . . . 124
Broadmoor Hospital Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Central Council for Education and Training in
Social Work (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Microbiological Research Authority. . . . . . . . 133
National Blood Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
National Health Services
Information Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
National Health Service Litigation Authority . 135
National Health Service Logistics Authority . 135
National Health Service Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . 135
National Institute for Clinical Excellence. . . . 136
National Radiological Protection Board . . . . . 136
Pharmacists’ Review Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Commission for Health Improvement . . . . . . 125
Prescription Pricing Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Committee for Monitoring Agreements on
Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship. . . 126
Public Health Laboratory Service Board . . . . 137
Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals
in Food, Consumer Products and the
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Registered Homes Tribunals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Committee on Medical Effects of Radiation
in the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Committee on the Medical Effects of Air
Pollutants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Committee on Mutagenicity on Chemicals in Food
Consumer Products and the Environment . 127
Committee on the Safety of Medicines. . . . . . 127
Dental Practice Board for England and
Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Dental Vocational Training Authority
(England and Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Dental Vocational Training Authority
Appeal Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body. . . . . . . 128
Rampton Hospital Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives,
Health Visitors and Professions
Allied to Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition . 139
Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health . 139
Standing Dental Advisory Committee . . . . . . 139
Standing Medical Advisory Committee . . . . . 140
Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory
Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory
Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Steering Committee on Pharmacy
Postgraduate Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
United Kingdom Advisory Panel for
Health Care Workers Infected with
Bloodborne Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
English National Board for Nursing,
Midwifery and Health Visiting. . . . . . . . . 129
UK Transplant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Expert Advisory Group on Aids. . . . . . . . . . . 129
Unrelated Live Transplant Authority . . . . . . . 142
Family Health Service (FHS) Appeal
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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Health Authorities
Eastern Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143-144
London Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144-147
North West Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147-150
Northern and Yorkshire Region . . . . 150-152
South East Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152-154
South West Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154-156
Trent Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156-157
West Midlands Region . . . . . . . . . . . 158-160
Parole Board for England and Wales . . . . . . . 236
NHS Trusts
Eastern Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160-166
London Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166-175
North West Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175-185
Northern and Yorkshire Region . . . . 185-192
South East Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192-203
South West Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203-209
Trent Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-215
West Midlands Region . . . . . . . . . . . 215-223
Poisons Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Police Arbitration Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Police Complaints Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Police Discipline Appeals Tribunal . . . . . . . . 237
Police Information Technology
Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Police Negotiating Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Race Relations Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Security Service Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Sentencing Advisory Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Youth Justice Board for England and
Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Primary Care Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224-226
Inland Revenue
Home Office
Section 706 Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Advisory Board on Restricted Patients. . . . . . 228
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs . . . 228
Alcohol Education and Research Council. . . . 228
Animal Procedures Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Boards of Visitors to Penal Establishments . . 229
Commission for Racial Equality. . . . . . . . . . . 229
Department for International Development
Advisory Committee on Overseas Economic
and Social Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
CDC Group plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission . . . 242
Community Development Foundation . . . . . . 230
Crown Agents Holding and Realisation
Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Criminal Cases Review Commission . . . . . . . 230
Development Awareness Working Group . . . 243
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Appeals Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Indian Family Pensions Funds Body of
Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Criminal Injuries Compensation
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Overseas Service Pensions Scheme Advisory
Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Data Protection Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Data Protection Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Firearms Consultative Committee . . . . . . . . . 232
Advisory Board on Family Law. . . . . . . . . . . 246
Gaming Board for Great Britain. . . . . . . . . . . 232
Advisory Committees on General
Commissioners of Income Tax
(England and Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal. . . . 233
Horserace Betting Levy Board. . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Horserace Totalisator Board (The Tote). . . . . 233
Intelligence Services Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Interception of Communications Tribunal . . . 234
Joint Prison and Probation
Accreditation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Misuse of Drugs Advisory Board. . . . . . . . . . 234
Advisory Committees on General
Commissioners of Income Tax
(Northern Ireland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Advisory Committees on Justices of the
Peace (England and Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace
(Northern Ireland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Misuse of Drugs Professional Panel . . . . . . . 235
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Court Lay
Panel (Northern Ireland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Misuse of Drugs Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Advisory Council on Public Records . . . . . . . 248
Office of the Surveillance Commissioners . . . 235
Authorised Conveyancing
Practitioners Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Parliamentary Boundary Commission for
England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Parliamentary Boundary Commission for
Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Civil Justice Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Civil Procedure Rules Committee . . . . . . . . . 249
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Council on Tribunals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Industrial Development Board for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Crown Court Rules Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Family Proceedings Rule Committee. . . . . . . 250
General Commissioners of Income Tax
(England and Wales and
Northern Ireland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Insolvency Rules Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Judicial Studies Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Land Registration Rule Committee . . . . . . . . 251
Law Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Legal Aid Advisory Committee
(Northern Ireland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Legal Services Commission
(England and Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Legal Service Consultative Panel. . . . . . . . . . 252
Industrial Research and Technology Unit. . . . 268
Labour Relations Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Laganside Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Law Reform Advisory Committee for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Livestock and Meat Commission for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Local Enterprise Development Unit. . . . . . . . 270
Local Government Staff Commission . . . . . . 270
Mental Health Commission for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Mental Health Review Tribunal for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and
Health Visiting for Northern Ireland . . . . 271
Northern Ireland Assembly
Agricultural Research Institute
of Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Agricultural Wages Board for Northern
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Appeals Tribunals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Arts Council of Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . 255
Charities Advisory Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Construction Industry Training Board . . . . . . 255
National Museums and Galleries of
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Northern Ireland Building Regulations
Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Northern Ireland Central Services Agency
for the Health and Personal
Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Council for Catholic Maintained Schools. . . . 256
Northern Ireland Consumer Committee for
Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Council for Nature Conservation and the
Countryside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate
Medical and Dental Education. . . . . . . . . 273
Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board
for Northern Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Northern Ireland Economic Council. . . . . . . . 273
Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards
Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Drainage Council for Northern Ireland. . . . . . 257
Education and Library Boards. . . . . . . . . 257-258
Enterprise Ulster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fair Employment Tribunal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fire Authority for Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . 259
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency . 274
Northern Ireland Health Promotion
Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Northern Ireland Higher Education
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Northern Ireland Housing Executive . . . . . . . 275
Northern Ireland Industrial Court. . . . . . . . . . 276
Fisheries Conservancy Board for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunals. . . . . . . 276
General Consumer Council for Northern
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’
Superannuation Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Health and Safety Executive for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Northern Ireland Museums Council . . . . . . . . 276
Health and Personal Social Services
Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-262
Northern Ireland Regional Medical Physics
Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Health and Social Services Councils . . . . . . . 263
Northern Ireland Review Body (Operator and
Vehicle Licensing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Health and Social Services Trusts. . . . . . 264-267
Northern Ireland Tourist Board . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Historic Buildings Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Northern Ireland Transport Holding
Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Historic Monuments Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Northern Ireland Water Council. . . . . . . . . . . 278
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Pig Production Development Committee . . . . 278
Children’s Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Planning Appeals Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Clinical Standards Board for Scotland . . . . . . 296
Poisons Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Common Services Agency of the NHS
in Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Registered Homes Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rent Assessment Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sports Council for Northern Ireland. . . . . . . . 280
Staff Commission for Education and
Library Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Statute Law Commission for
Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Training and Employment Agency Advisory
Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tribunal under Schedule 11 to the Health and
Social Services (NI) Order 1972 . . . . . . . 281
Ulster Supported Employment Ltd. . . . . . . . . 281
Water Appeals Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Youth Council For Northern Ireland . . . . . . . 282
Community Learning Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Crofters Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Deer Commission for Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . 297
East of Scotland Water Authority. . . . . . . . . . 298
Fisheries (Electricity) Committee. . . . . . . . . . 298
General Teaching Council for Scotland . . . . . 298
Hannah Research Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Health Appointments Advisory
Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Health Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299-302
Health Education Board for Scotland. . . . . . . 302
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd . . . . . . . . 302
Highlands and Islands Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . 303
Northern Ireland Office
Boards of Visitors and Visiting Committees. . 284
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. . 284
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. . . 284
Juvenile Justice Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission . 285
Police Authority for Northern Ireland. . . . . . . 285
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland . . . . 286
Probation Board for Northern Ireland. . . . . . . 286
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for
Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Historic Buildings Council for Scotland. . . . . 303
Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal
for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Justices of the Peace Advisory
Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Lands Tribunal for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Learning and Teaching Scotland . . . . . . . . . . 305
Local Government Boundary Commission
for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. . . . . . 305
Office of the Rail Regulator
Rail Passengers Committees . . . . . . . . . . 288-289
Royal Mint
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design
of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations . . . . 290
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland . . . 306
Moredun Research Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and
Health Visiting for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . 306
National Galleries of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
National Library of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
National Museums of Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Scotland Office
Parliamentary Boundary Commission
for Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
NHS Trusts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308-312
North of Scotland Water Authority . . . . . . . . 313
Parole Board for Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Scottish Executive
Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland . . . . . 313
Advisory Committee on Sites of Special
Scientific Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Post Qualification Education Board for Health
Service Pharmacists in Scotland. . . . . . . . 314
Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland . . . . 294
Rent Assessment Panel for Scotland . . . . . . . 314
Audit Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rowett Research Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Building Standards Advisory Committee. . . . 295
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. . . . . . . . . . 315
Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Scotland. . . . . . 316
Central Advisory Committee on Justices of
the Peace (Scotland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland. . . . 316
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Scottish Advisory Committee on
Distinction Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
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Department of Social Security
Appeals Tribunals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Scottish Advisory Committee on
Drug Misuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Central Advisory Committee on War
Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Scottish Advisory Committee on the
the Medical Workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Disability Living Allowance Advisory
Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board . . . . . . . . 317
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council . . . . . . . 333
Scottish Ambulance Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Occupational Pensions Regulatory
Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Scottish Arts Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Scottish Children’s Reporter
Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Scottish Conveyancing and
Executry Services Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical
and Dental Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Scottish Criminal Cases Review
Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Pensions Compensations Board . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Pensions Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Social Security Advisory Committee . . . . . . . 334
War Pensions Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Speakers Office Parliament
Electoral Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Scottish Crop Research Institute. . . . . . . . . . . 320
Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency. . . . . . . . 320
Scottish Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL)
Advisory Committees on
Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Scottish Environment Protection Agency. . . . 321
Scottish Further Education Funding
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Scottish Further Education Unit. . . . . . . . . . . 322
Department of Trade and Industry
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration
Service (ACAS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. . 322
Aerospace Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Scottish Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scottish Hospital Endowments
Research Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
British Coal Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scottish Hospital Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
British Hallmarking Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Scottish Industrial Development
Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
British Nuclear Fuels plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Scottish Law Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Scottish Legal Aid Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Scottish Medical Practices Committee . . . . . . 325
Scottish Natural Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Scottish Qualifications Authority. . . . . . . . . . 325
Scottish Records Advisory Council . . . . . . . . 326
Scottish Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Scottish Standing Committee for the
Calculation of Residual Values of
Fertilisers and Feedingstuffs . . . . . . . . . . 326
British Shipbuilders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Central Arbitration Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Coal Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Competition Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Consumer Council for Postal Services . . . . . . 344
Consumer Credit Appeals Secretariat. . . . . . . 345
Copyright Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Council for Science and Technology . . . . . . . 345
Council for the Central Laboratory of the
Research Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Scottish Studentship Advisory Group. . . . . . . 327
Design Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Scottish Tourist Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Economic and Social Research Council . . . . . 347
Scottish Transport Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Employment Appeal Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Scottish Valuation and Rating Council. . . . . . 328
Employment Tribunals (ET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Sport Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
State Hospitals Board for Scotland. . . . . . . . . 329
Water Industry Commissioner for
Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
West of Scotland Water Authority . . . . . . . . . 330
Energy Advisory Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy Watch: Gas & Electricity
Consumers Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 348-349
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Higher Education Funding Council for
Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Estate Agents Appeals Secretariat . . . . . . . . . 350
Hill Farming Sub-Committee for Wales. . . . . 369
Foresight Steering Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Historic Buildings Council for Wales. . . . . . . 370
Fuel Cell Advisory Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Library and Information Services Council
(Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Industrial Development Advisory Board . . . . 351
Insolvency Practitioners’ Tribunal . . . . . . . . . 351
LINK/TCS Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Low Pay Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Measurement Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . 352
Medical Research Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
National Consumer Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Scottish Consumer Council . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Welsh Consumer Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Consumers in Europe Group . . . . . . . . . . 354
Natural Environmental Research Council. . . . 354
OSO Industry Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research
Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Post Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Local Government Boundary Commission
for Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales. . . 371
National Library of Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
National Museums and Galleries of Wales. . . 371
NHS Trusts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372-374
Place Names Advisory Committee. . . . . . . . . 375
Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment
Authority for Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Registered Inspectors of Schools Appeals
Tribunal (Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Rent Assessment Panel for Wales . . . . . . . . . 376
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical
Monuments in Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Regional Industrial Development Boards. . . . 355
Social Services Inspectorate for Wales
Advisory Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Renewable Energy Advisory Committee . . . . 356
Sports Council for Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Simpler Trade Procedures Board . . . . . . . . . . 356
Spectrum Management Advisory Group . . . . 356
Standing Advisory Committee on Industrial
Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority . . 357
Valuation Tribunals (Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Wales Tourist Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Welsh Committee for Professional
Development of Pharmacy. . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Welsh Dental Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Welsh Development Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
H M Treasury
Bank of England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Welsh Industrial Development
Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Financial Services Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Welsh Language Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Policyholders’ Protection Board. . . . . . . . . . . 361
Welsh Medical Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Statistics Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Welsh National Board for Nursing and
Midwifery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
National Assembly for Wales
Advisory Committee for Wales (in relation
to the Environment Agency) . . . . . . . . . . 364
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory
Committees (Wales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364-365
Agricultural Land Tribunal (Wales). . . . . . . . 365
Agricultural Wages Committees . . . . . . . 365-366
Ancient Monuments Board for Wales . . . . . . 366
Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee. . . 384
Welsh Optometric Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee . . . . . . . . . 384
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee . . . . . . 384
Office of Water Services (OFWAT)
Customer Service Committees . . . . . . . . 386-387
OFWAT National Customer Council. . . . . . . 387
Arts Council of Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Countryside Council for Wales . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Further Education Funding Council for
Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Health Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368-369
Index of Public Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389-397
PUBLIC BODIES
“QUANGOS”
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC
A P P O I N T M E N T S A N D A P P LY I N G F O R P U B L I C A P P O I N T M E N T S
ORIGINS OF THE POST
The Government created the post of Commissioner for Public Appointments in 1995 in response to a
recommendation in the first report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan
Committee), which was appointed by the then Prime Minister to inquire into standards in British
public life. During their enquiries, the Committee encountered public concern about appointments to
“Quangos” and reported a widespread belief that such appointments were not always made on merit.
However, they concluded that the evidence for this belief was circumstantial and inconclusive; and
they identified the main weakness in the public appointments system as being the absence of effective
external scrutiny. As a means of introducing a mechanism for reviewing the work of individual
Departments and identifying failures of system or practices, the Committee recommended the
appointment of an independent Commissioner for Public Appointments.
THE COMMISSIONER’S ROLE
The post of the Commissioner for Public Appointments is independent of government. The
Commissioner’s role is set out in the Order in Council, 1995, amended 1998, which is to monitor and
regulate the appointment process and to provide advice to Departments and to individuals who are
interested in applying for an appointment. I have serviced as Commissioner since 1st March 1999,
following the retirement of Sir Leonard Peach.
In Great Britain the Commissioner oversees approximately 12,500 ministerial appointments to
executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies, public corporations, the utility regulators and
nationalised industries.
Contrary to what some people think, the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA)
has no responsibility for making public appointments, nor holds a register of those interested.
However, it does work closely with the Public Appointments Unit (PAU). The (PAU) maintains a
computerised register of people who are interested in being considered for public appointments. They
do not make any appointments themselves but provide recommendations to Government Departments
and also to Ministers.
THE CODE OF PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS
The Commissioner’s overall objective in publishing the Code of Practice is to create an efficient and
a transparent process of public appointments, which will produce results based on merit and in which
the candidates and the general public can have confidence. The Code of Practice is based on seven
principles.
PUBLIC BODIES
“QUANGOS”
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC
A P P O I N T M E N T S A N D A P P LY I N G F O R P U B L I C A P P O I N T M E N T S
1. Ministerial Responsibility
The ultimate responsibility for appointments rests with Ministers.
2. Merit
All public appointments should be governed by the overriding principle of selection based on merit,
by the well informed choice of individuals who, through their abilities, experience and qualities,
match the needs of the public bodies in question.
3. Independent Scrutiny
No appointment will take place without first being scrutinised by a panel which must include an
independent assessor.
4. Equal Opportunities
Departments should sustain programmes to promote and deliver equal opportunities principles.
5. Probity
Board members of public bodies must be committed to the principles and values of public service
and perform their duties with integrity.
6. Openness and Transparency
The principles of open Government must be applied to the appointments process; its workings must
be transparent; and information must be provided about appointments made.
7. Proportionality
The appointments procedures need to be subject to the principle of “proportionality”; that is they
should be appropriate for the nature of the post and for the size and weight of its responsibilities.
Those covering ministerial responsibility, merit, equal opportunities and probity are a strengthened
reassertion of what had been stipulated before the Nolan Committee’s report and the Commissioner’s
appointment. Independent scrutiny, openness and transparency, and proportionality are important
additions, the observation of which will increase public confidence in the appointments process.
APPLYING FOR PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS
Like any other application for an appointment, it is wise for those seeking a post to do some homework.
The first step is to obtain the annual publication “Public Bodies”, which is published in December
each year by the Stationery Office, and which should be available through the local library. This lists
the public bodies in existence on 31st March in the relevant year. Amongst other things, it provides
the name, the number of staff, the total gross expenditure, the source of the body’s annual report, if
any, the gender and remuneration of the Chairman, the Deputy and the number and gender of the
members and their pay, if any. This book is a valuable source of reference in providing outline
information on the various bodies which exist, which may be of interest to the potential applicant, and
on which best suit the applicants skills and background.
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC
A P P O I N T M E N T S A N D A P P LY I N G F O R P U B L I C A P P O I N T M E N T S
The second step, having identified the names of public bodies of particular interest, is to contact the
relevant Government Department and to ask them to send out any literature they have on these bodies,
eg: annual reports.
The next steps are concerned with making applications for a post or posts. First, the candidate should
contact the Public Appointments Unit (PAU) whose address is the Cabinet Office, 4 Central
Buildings, Matthew Parker Street, London, SW1H 9NL. A letter expressing interest will produce an
application form for inclusion on the PAU’s list, which can then be completed using the knowledge
derived from the research which has been recommended. Since Departments are also building their
own lists as a result of more widespread use of advertising and, therefore, may confine their search to
these, it is wise to write to the sponsoring Department as well, expressing an interest. Lastly, even if
registered with both the PAU and one or more Department, it will also be important for those
interested in appointments to respond to advertisements which, in many cases, will appear in the
national newspapers; and not to depend entirely upon such registrations. This also provides an
opportunity for candidates registered on lists to provide the latest information on their qualifications
and background.
ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION
Further information on the Commissioner’s role and copies of publications are available on request
from the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA), 3rd Floor, 35 Great Smith
Street, London, SW1P 3BQ.
Dame Rennie Fritchie
Commissioner for Public Appointments
Public Appointments Unit
Central Secretariat
Cabinet Office
4 Central Buildings
Matthew Parker Street
London, SW1H 9NL
Tel: (020) 7276 2483 Fax: (020) 7276 2488
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/quango
Functions:
The Public Appointments Unit maintains a computerised register of people who are interested in being considered for
appointments at national, regional and local levels. This is known as the central list.
The Unit has an advisory role. It makes no public appointments itself, but provides names of potential candidates for a
wide range of appointments in response to specific requests from Government Departments on appointments policy,
including equal opportunities aspects.
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Philip Collcutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2480
Personal Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Joan Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2481
Ms Patricia Demontague
Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Elaine Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2492
Deputy Team Leader . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Nick Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2489
Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Kevin Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2484
Ms Lisa Harlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2482
Mr Keith Hore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2485
Ms Linda Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7276 2483
PUBLIC BODIES
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
IN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
(Advisory NDPB)
Room N809, Department for Work and Pensions, Moorfoot, Sheffield, S1 4PQ
Tel: (0114) 259 4271 Fax: (0114) 259 4192
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.disability.gov.uk/acdet
Established: 1998
Functions:
To advise ministers and officials on securing equality of participation in employment, self-employment and training
opportunities for disabled people, in particular those with significant impairments who experience most difficulty in
obtaining work. It focuses on recruitment, promotion, retention and support services for disabled people It also
advises the Government on areas for research and on the effectiveness of the provision for employment and training
of disabled people.
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Sue Maynard-Campbell
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Arthur Blacklock
Deputy Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Ann Jepson
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE
(Advisory NDPB)
1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET
Tel: (020) 7925 5647
Web: http://www.dti.gov.uk/work-lifebalance
Established: January 2000
Functions:
To advise ministers on how best to promote voluntary practices in employment in both the public and the private
sectors and achieve a better balance between work, other responsibilities and interests for employees.
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Johnson
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Emma Jessani
BRITISH EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
(Executive NDPB)
Milburn Hill Road Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
Tel: (024) 7641 6994 Fax: (024) 7641 1418
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.becta.org.uk
Established:
1998, as a company limited by guarantee (previously NCET).
Functions:
BECTA is the Government’s lead agency for Information and Communications Technology in education. It supports
the UK Government and national organisations in the use and development of ICT in education, with the aim of
raising standards, widening access, improving skills and encouraging effective management.
BECTA works in partnership to develop the National Grid for Learning Strategy.
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Heather Du Quesnay
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Owen Lynch
Press/Media Contact: Media and PR Officer. . . . . . . Ms Claudine Weeks
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTR Y TRAINING BOARD
(Executive NDPB)
Bircham Newton, Near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6RH
Tel: (01485) 577577 Fax: (01485) 577689
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citb.cc.uk
Established:
1964, under the Industrial Training Act 1964.
Function:
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) was established in order to “help employers and to promote and
facilitate the training of sufficient people in the skills needed for a world class construction industry.”
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Hugh Try
Deputy Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Rogerson
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Lobban
Board Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Castle
Press/Media Contact:
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REMPLOY LTD
(Executive NDPB)
415 Edgware Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 6LR
Tel: (020) 8235 0500 Fax: (020) 8235 0501
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.remploy.co.uk
Established:
1945, under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944.
Functions:
Remploy Ltd aims to provide jobs for around 6,000 severely disabled people in 83 factories. It seeks to assist another
4,200 people through its Interwork programme, which provides supported job placements in open employment
environments with private and public sector organisations.
Remploy is a commercial limited company, which receives Exchequer funding to compensate for the additional costs
incurred in the employment of severely disabled people.
The Board of Directors consists of six non-executive directors, including the chairman and five executive directors,
who are appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Pedder
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roger Passard
Press/Media Contact: Press Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Ann Hall
SCHOOL TEACHERS’ REVIEW BODY
(Advisory NDPB)
Office of Manpower Economics, Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street, London, W1N 9FD
Tel: (020) 7467 7215 Fax: (020) 7467 7208
E-mail: ??????
Established:
1991, under the School Teachers Act.
Function:
The Review Body examines and reports on matters relating to the conditions and employment of school teachers in
England and Wales referred to them by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tony Vineall
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Averil Baldwin
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY
INTRODUCTORY NOTES:
Mayor of London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
The London Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Functional Bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Funding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Staffing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
(i) Mayoral Election. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
(ii) Assembly Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
(iii) Vacancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Political Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MAYOR OF LONDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mayor’s Advisory Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY
Officers and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Press Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LONDON ASSEMBLY
Assembly Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-36
Assembly Members by Constituency and Party List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-40
Assembly Constituencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42
Assembly Members by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
London Party Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LONDON ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES
Committees of the Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47
Short Term Scrutiny Investigations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-54
FIRE AND EMERGENCY PLANNING AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-57
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METROPOLITAN POLICE AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-61
Police – Other Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-68
London Transport Users Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Transport – Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-72
PLANNING AND HOUSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-74
GLA Planning Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Housing Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Planning and Housing – Other Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-80
ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-82
Environment – Other Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-86
CULTURE AND TOURISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88
Carnival Review Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cultural Strategy Group for London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Culture and Tourism – Other Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-100
LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-134
HEALTH BODIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135-172
London Health Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
NHS – London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
London Health Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137-140
NHS Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141-154
Primary Care Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155-157
Primary Care Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158-164
Community Health Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165-172
LONDON MPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173-208
London MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-210
London MPs by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211-214
Political Party National Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
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UK GOVERNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-226
The Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218-219
UK Government Departments and Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220-225
Government Office for London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
LONDON AND THE EUROPEAN UNION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227-240
London MEPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229-236
London Members of the Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-240
OTHER CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-268
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269-278
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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The Greater London Authority (GLA) comprises a directly elected Mayor – the Mayor
of London – and a separately elected Assembly – the London Assembly.
The Mayor has an executive role: he is responsible for preparing strategies to deal with
London-wide issues and for co-ordinating action on a London-wide basis. The role of the
Assembly is to scrutinise the Mayor’s activities and to question the Mayor about his
decisions. The Assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to the
people of London and make proposals to the Mayor.
The GLA has responsibilities in eight main areas: transport, planning, economic
development and regeneration, the environment, police, fire and emergency planning,
culture and health.
The GLA was established under the Greater London Authority Act 1999, which sets out
three principal purposes for the Authority. These are to promote:
(i) Economic development and wealth creation in London;
(ii) Social development in London;
(iii) The improvement of the environment in London.
In using its powers in furtherance of these purposes, the Authority must consider the
effects of its actions on Londoners, health and on the achievement of sustainable
development.
The Greater London Authority, assumed its responsibilities on 3rd July 2000. However,
the Mayor and members of the Assembly were sworn into office the week after the
elections, which took place on 4th May 2000.
The Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is elected for four years. The present Mayor, Ken Livingstone,
was elected on 4th May 2000.
The specific role and duties of the mayor are to:
• Represent and promote London at home and abroad and speak on behalf of the
people of London;
• Draw up strategies and plans to tackle London-wide issues, including transport,
economic development and regeneration, planning, air quality, noise, waste,
biodiversity, and culture;
• Control the new transport and economic development bodies (Transport for London
and the London Development Agency) and appoint their members;
• Make appointments to the new police and fire authorities (the Metropolitan Police
Authority and the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority);
• Set budgets for these four new functional bodies (subject to approval of the Assembly,
which may amend them by a two-thirds majority);
• Publish regular reports on the state of the environment in London.
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The Mayor has powers to introduce certain road use and workplace parking charges, and
announced proposals for this in July 2001.
The Mayor also has general powers to act to further the principal purposes of the
Authority – to promote economic and social development and the improvement of the
environment in Greater London.
The Mayor is required to consult widely in preparing strategies and exercising these
general powers – with, for instance, the London boroughs, and representatives of
business, the voluntary sector and London’s ethnic and faith communities. He must also
take account of the need to promote equal opportunities for all. The Mayor has to report
annually on arrangements to secure this. The Mayor is also required to ensure that the
strategies are consistent with each other.
The Mayor is accountable to the electorate of London through direct election. However,
whilst in office, he is also subject to a number of checks and balances. The Assembly has
a major role in scrutinising the Mayor’s actions. The Mayor is required to inform the
Assembly of all major decisions, with the reasons for them; and to attend a public
question time in the Assembly, where he can be questioned about his actions. He is also
required to consult relevant interested parties when drawing up plans.
There is also provision for an annual public ‘State of London’ debate, where the Mayor’s
main activities can be reviewed; and for a twice yearly ‘People’s Question Time’, at which
the public will be able to question the Mayor and members of the Assembly in person.
The Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor from amongst the Assembly members and
is automatically a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority. The Mayor also has the
power to dismiss the Deputy Mayor. The present Deputy Mayor, Nicky Gavron, was
appointed to serve for a period of one year from May 2000. She was re-appointed for a
further year in May 2001.
Based on the recommendation of the Senior Salaries Review Body, the Mayor receives a
salary of £86,832 and the Deputy Mayor a salary of £53,244.
The Mayor has appointed a Cabinet to advise him on policy and strategy. This includes
some individuals with specific responsibilities, such as the Chair of the London
Development Agency and the Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning
Authority, together with others with expertise to advise on particular areas and to reflect
particular interests. There is no collective responsibility – the Mayor is responsible for all
decisions.
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Romney House
43 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 3PY
Tel: (020) 7983 4000 Fax (020) 798 4008
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.london.gov.uk
Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Livingstone
Deputy Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicky Gavron GLA
Note:Nicky Gavron was initially appointed Deputy Mayor for a one year term in May 2000.
She was re-appointed for a further year in May 2001. For further information on Ms
Gavron, see individual entry under London Assembly Members, at p27 below.
Ken Livingstone
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17th June 1945 in Streatham
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulse Hill School, London
Fawcett College of Education, London
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000, as Independent Candidate
Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971 - 78 Councillor London Borough of
Lambeth (Vice-Chair, Housing Committee 1971 - 73)
1973 - 86 Member, Greater London Council
(Vice-Chair, Housing Management 1974-75,
Leader of Council 1981 - 86)
1978 - 82 Councillor, London Borough of
Camden (Chairman, Housing Committee 1978 - 80)
1987 - 2001MP for Brent East (Labour, then
Independent)
1987 - 89, 1997 - 98 Member, Labour Party
National Executive
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . Formerly Technician, Chester Beatty
Cancer Research Institute
Qualified Teacher
Former Vice-President, London Zoological Society
Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987: If Voting Changed Anything They’d Abolish It
1989 Livingstone’s Labour
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Note: (i) Assembly members were elected either to represent individual constituencies or
London-wide on a party list basis. For further information on the electoral
system, see pp14-16 above.
(ii) Individual contact details for Assembly members are shown below, where known.
Otherwise they may be contacted at: Romney House, Marsham Street, London,
SW1P 3PY Tel: (020) 7983 4000
Anderson, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . London-wide List
Green
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Chair, Planning Advisory Committee,
Member, Budget and Environment Committees
Member, Audit Panel
Board Member, London Development Agency
Assembly Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . E-mail: [email protected]
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . Formerly Researcher, Plaid Cymru MPs
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics; Employment; Planning
Arbour, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . South West
Conservative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 7,059 over Liberal Democrat
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Planning Advisory Committee
Member, Standards Committee
Member, Metropolitan Police Authority
Assembly Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7983 4405 Fax: (020) 7983 4419
E-mail: anthony [email protected]
Personal Assistant - Mrs Pushparani Webster
Other Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-86, 1994 - Councillor, London Borough of
Richmond-upon-Thames (Leader, Conservative
Group)
1983-86 Member, Greater London Council
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 Senior Lecturer, then (from 2000) Visiting
Fellow, Kingston University Business School
Trade UnionMembership. . . . . . . AUT
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collecting Books, Car Booting, TV Soap Operas
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Featherstone, Lynne . . . . . . . . London-wide List
Liberal Democrat . . . . . . . . . . Majority
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th December 1951 in London
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Hampstead High School; Oxford Polytechnic
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Chair, Transport Policy and Spatial
Development Policy Committee
Member, Appointments, Environment, and
Transport Operations Scrutiny Committees
Chair, Transport Strategy Investigative Committee
Member, Mayor’s Advisory Cabinet (Liberal
Democrat Representative)
Member, Metropolitan Police Authority
Member, London Fire and Emergency
Planning Authority
Assembly Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7983 4383 Fax: (020) 7983 4417
E-mail: [email protected]
Other Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . Councillor, London Borough of Haringey
(Leader, Liberal Democrat Group)
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . Company Director and former Strategic
Designer Consultant
Current Directorships. . . . . . . . . . Ryness Electrical Supplies Ltd
Publication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992: Marketing and Communications Techniques
for Architects
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport; Crime and Policing; Health; Architecture;
Environment
Leisure Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennis; Architecture; Film; Food
Gavron, Nicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enfield and Haringey
Labour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 3,302 over Conservative
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Mayor
Member, Mayor’s Advisory Cabinet
(Planning and Spatial Development Issues)
Member, Metropolitan Police Authority
Assembly Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . E-mail: [email protected]
Other Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 - Councillor, London Borough of Haringey
1994 - 2000 Chairman, London Planning Advisory
Committee
Chair, National Planning Forum
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integrated Policy-Making; Housing/Affordable
Homes; Community and Cultural Regeneration;
Strategic Planning and Integrated Transport;
Recycling and Green Industries;
Open Space and Air Quality
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Hamwee, Baroness (Sally Hamwee) London-wide List
Liberal Democrat
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th January 1947 in Manchester
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manchester High School for Girls;
Girton College, Cambridge
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Chair, London Assembly
Chair, Budget Committee
Member, Economic Development, Transport and
Spatial Development Policy Committee
Member, Cultural Strategy Group for London
Assembly Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7983 4362 Fax: (020) 7983 4417
E-mail: [email protected]
Staff – Mr Nick Carthew
Tel: (020) 7983 4962
E-mail: [email protected]
Other Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . 1978 - 98 Councillor, London Borough of
Richmond-upon-Thames (Chair, Planning
Committee 1983 - 87)
1986 - 94 Chairman, London Planning Advisory
Committee
1991 - Life Peet (Liberal Democrat Spokesman on
Environment, Local Government, Housing and
Planning, House of Lords)
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environment; Equalities and Social Justice; Planning;
Constitution; London
Harris of Haringey, Lord (Toby Harris) Brent and Harrow
Labour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Majority 4,380 over Conservative
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th October 1953 in London
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haberdashers Askes School, Elstree;
Trinity College, Cambridge
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
GLA Positions Held. . . . . . . . . . . Leader, Assembly Labour Group
Deputy Chair, GLA Elections Investigative
Committee
Member, Standards Committee
Chair, Metropolitan Police Authority
Member, Mayor’s Advisory Cabinet (Policing)
Assembly Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . E-mail: [email protected]
Other Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . 1978 - Councillor, London Borough of Haringey
(Leader 1987 - 99)
1987 - 98 Director, Association of Community
Health Councils
1993 - 95 Chair, Association of London Authorities
1995 - 99 Chair, Association of London
Government
1995 - Chair, Labour Group, Local Government
Association (and Member of Executive)
1998 - Member, House of Lords
2000 - Member of Executive, Association of
Police Authorities
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Policing; Crime and Community Safety;
Small Businesses; E-Revolution
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The Mayor is responsible for producing a strategy for the development of culture in
London, including the arts, sport and tourism. The Mayor is also expected to:
(a) Represent London’s cultural interests at all levels; and be able to propose and
endorse major international events of which London might make a bid;
(b) Encourage the development of creative industries as part of the London economy;
(c) Be involved in the appointments to key cultural organisations in London.
The Mayor also has a specific duty to promote tourism in London. He has powers to
encourage provision of tourist amenities and facilities, to undertake publicity and
promotional activities/events, to provide advisory/information services and research. He
is expected to promote London as a tourist destination.
In developing a tourism strategy for London, the Mayor is required to ensure that it
conforms with the Government’s national strategy for tourism.
Bodies other than the GLA may carry out tourism functions on its behalf and receive
financial or other assistance for this purpose.
The London Mayor may give assistance, financial and otherwise, to cultural institutions
such as museums, libraries, theatres and galleries.
A Cultural Strategy Group for London (CSGL) has been established to advise the Mayor
on his cultural and tourism strategies and to assist in their delivery. Its members
(including the Chair) are appointed by the Mayor. The first Chair of CSGL is Yasmin
Anwar (Commissioning Editor for Multi-Cultural Programmes Channel 4 Television)
The Assembly monitors the performance of the Mayor and the CSGL and may comment
on the cultural and tourism strategies.
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Carnival Review Group
A Review Group has been established to look into various aspect of the Notting Hill
Carnival, with the aim or producing proposals which will influence its future.
The Review Group considers:
* The cultural aims of the Carnival;
* Its economic and social benefits to London;
* Location and organisational needs;
* Stewarding, safety and security;
* Staffing, financial and resource needs;
* Management and political structure;
* The role of the local authorities, and other funding partners.
The Group is chaired by Lee Jasper and most of its members have had professional
dealings with the Carnival.
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Jasper
Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yasmin Anwar
Chris Bootham
Angela Bray GLA
Inspector David Michael
Colin Prescod
Tony Wheeler
Cultural Strategy Group for London
Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yasmin Anwar
Vice-Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eenasul Fateh
Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esrah Ahnmed
Chinedu Aniedobe
Jennette Arnold GLA
Wozzy Brewster
Cllr Lyn Brown
Cllr Raj Chandarana
Maya Even
Piers Gough
Baroness Hamwee GLA
Cllr Bob Harris
Diane Henry
Paul Hopper
Elizabeth Howlett GLA
Nicholas Kent
Ben Knowles
Diane Henny Lempart
Yvonne Marson
Martin McCallum
Bev Randall
Nicholas Serota
Belinda Sosinowicz
Richard Sumray
Mike Webber
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OTHER CONTACTS
Arts Council of England
14 Great Peter Street,
London, SW1P 3NQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tel: (020) 7333 0100
Fax: (020) 7973 6590
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr Gerry Robinson
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr Peter Hewitt
British Library
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB . . . . Tel: (020) 7412 7332
Fax: (020) 7412 7340
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.bl.uk
Chairman, British Library Board . . . . Dr John Ashworth
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lynne Brindley
British Museum
Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG Tel: (020) 7636 1555
Fax: (020) 7323 8340
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.british-museum.ac.uk
Chairman of the Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Graham Greene
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Robert Anderson
British Tourist Authority
Thames Tower, Black’s Road,
Hammersmith, London, W6 9EL. . . . . . Tel: (020) 8846 9000
Fax: (020) 8563 0302
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.visitbritain.com
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Quarmby
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jeff Hamblin
Director of Communications . . . . . . . . Ms Sandie Dawe
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English Heritage
The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
23 Saville Row, London, W1X 1AB. . . . . . Tel: (020) 7973 3000
Fax: (020) 7973 3001
Web: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Neil Cossons OBE
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Pam Alexander
Public Affairs Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Christine Wall OBE
English Tourism Council
Thames Tower, Black’s Road,
Hammersmith, London, W6 9EL. . . . . . Tel: (020) 8563 3000
Fax: (020) 8563 0302
Web: http://www.englishtourism.org.uk
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Britten
Chief Executive (Acting). . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Mary Lynch
Communications Director . . . . . . . . . . Ms Naomi Cohen
Film Council
10 Little Portland Street,
London, W1W 7JG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (020) 7861 7861
Fax: (020) 7861 7862
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.filmcouncil.org.uk
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Parker
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Woodward
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The Directory of
Northern Ireland
Government
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2001/2
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UK PARLIAMENT
Northern Ireland Members of the UK Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Northern Ireland MPs – by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Northern Ireland MPs – by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Members of the UK Parliament – Alphabetical List
with Party and Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-35
All-Party Irish in Britain Parliamentary Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-42
NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UK GOVERNMENT
UK Government Ministers by Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-53
Northern Ireland Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55
Northern Ireland Office – Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57
NORTHERN IRELAND AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
Northern Ireland MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61
EU Economic and Social Committee – Northern Ireland Members . . . . 62
EU Committee of the Regions – Northern Ireland Members. . . . . . . 63-64
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-102
PUBLIC BODIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-187
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BODIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190-196
LOCAL AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198-223
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
Northern Ireland Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226-229
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231-292
Assembly Members by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293-297
Assembly Members by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298-300
Officers and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Assembly Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302-310
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NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE
Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. . . . . . . . . . . . 314-317
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319-320
Department of Employment and Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321-322
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323-325
Department of the Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Department of Finance and Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327-328
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. . . . . . . . 329-332
Department for Regional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333-334
Department for Social Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335-336
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AND NORTH-SOUTH BODIES . 338-340
OTHER CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342-356
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357-369
ADVERTISERS INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
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The new political institutions in Northern Ireland were established following the
multi-party negotiations which resulted in the Good Friday Agreement of 10th
April 1998.
This agreement was endorsed in a referendum held in Northern Ireland on
Thursday 22nd May 1998. 71% of those who voted in the referendum
supported the Agreement. 81% of those eligible to vote, cast their votes.
A referendum on the Good Friday Agreement was also held in the Irish
Republic. Just over half (55.5%) of those eligible to vote took part, and the vote
was overwhelmingly in favour of the Agreement, with 94% voting yes.
Assembly Elections
The Assembly has 108 members, who are elected using the Single Transferable
Vote system of proportional representation (which has been used in Northern
Ireland for elections to the European Parliament since 1979). There are 18
constituencies – the same as for the Westminster Parliament – and six members
are elected for each constituency.
The electors vote for individual candidates (who state political affiliation on the
ballot paper, where appropriate), by indicating their order of preference beside
the candidates.
When the votes are calculated, candidates have to reach a quota in order to be
elected. (This is determined by dividing the total of ballot papers returned by the
number of seats, plus one). If a candidate passes the quota, any votes in excess
of the quota are then redistributed according to the second preferences
indicated. If no candidate reaches the quota, the lowest-placed candidate drops
out and his/her second preferences are then transferred. The process continues
until the required number of candidates is elected.
The first elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on Thursday
25th June 1998.
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement envisaged that the next elections to the
Assembly would be in May 2003; thereafter elections would take place every
four years.
Structure of Government
The Assembly exercises full legislative and executive authority over all matters
which are the responsibility of Northern Ireland Departments.
Day-to-day executive responsibility is exercised by the First Minister and
Deputy First Minister, who are elected by the Assembly on a cross-community
basis, together with ten Departmental Ministers. These Ministerial posts are
allocated to political parties in proportion to their respective strengths in the
Assembly. Together they constitute the Executive Committee, which considers
issues that cover the responsibility of more than one Department, prioritises
executive business and seeks to recommend a common position, where
necessary. It also seeks to agree a programme of government and an agreed
budget, which is subject to approval by the Assembly.
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There is provision for the Speaker of the Assembly to be elected by members of
the Assembly on a cross-community basis. The Presiding Officer initially
appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was subsequently
confirmed as Speaker of the Assembly. Three Deputy Speakers have also been
elected by the Assembly.
The Assembly has ten statutory committees, covering each Northern Ireland
Government Department, which have a role to play in respect of scrutiny, policy
development, consultation and initiation of legislation. There is also a committee
performing a similar role in respect of the office of the First Minister and Deputy
First Minister. The Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of Committees are
allocated in proportion to the respective party strengths in the Assembly; and
membership of committees is in the broad proportion to party strengths. In
addition to these departmental committees, the Assembly has established a
number of standing committees relating to various aspects of its work and may
also establish other committees.
Responsibilities
Areas for which the Assembly and Executive have responsibility include many
aspects of the following:
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Arts and Culture
Economic Development
Education and Training
Environment
Health and Social Services
Housing
Local Government
Planning
Roads and Transport
Sport and Leisure
Tourism
Trade and Industry
They are also responsible for a wide range of public bodies pending services in
Northern Ireland.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland remains responsible for matters not
devolved to the Assembly. These include international relations, policing,
security policy, prisons, criminal justice, taxation, national insurance, regulation
of financial services, and regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting.
The Secretary of State represents Northern Ireland interests in the UK Cabinet.
Inter-Governmental and North-South bodies
The North-South Ministerial Council brings together Ministers from Northern
Ireland and the Irish Government to develop consultation, co-operation and
action on matters of mutual interest. Six Implementation Bodies have so far been
established to implement policies agreed by Ministers in the Council – namely
the Food Safety Promotion Board, the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights
Commission, the North-South Language Body, the Special European Union
Programmes Body, the Trade and Business Development Body and Waterways
Ireland. They are jointly funded and staffed by a combination of civil servants
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from North and South and by directly recruited staff. More implementation
bodies may be established by agreement in future.
The British-Irish Council aims to promote the development of relationships
among the people of the UK and Ireland. It comprises representatives of the UK
and Irish Governments, together which others from the devolved institutions in
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and from the Isle of Man and the
Channel Islands.
The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference is intended to promote bilateral
co-operation on matters of mutual interest between the UK and Irish
Governments, including in particular, issues relating to Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Ministers attend when such matters are discussed.
Composition of the Assembly
The results of the 1998 Assembly elections, in June 1998 were as follows:
Party
Ulster Unionist Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Democratic Unionist Party
Sinn Fein
Alliance Party
UK Unionist Party
Independent
Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition
Progressive Unionist Party
Number of Seats
28
24
20
18
06
05
03
02
02
After the elections, the three Independent members formed the United Unionist
Assembly Party in September 1998. Four of the five members elected under the
auspices of the UK Unionist Party resigned from it and formed the Northern
Ireland Unionist Party in January 1999. One of these four was subsequently
expelled from the new party and now sits as an Independent Unionist.
The composition of the Assembly, as at July 2001, was therefore as follows:
Party
Ulster Unionist Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Democratic Unionist Party
Sinn Fein
Alliance Party
Northern Ireland Unionist Party
United Unionist Assembly Party
Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition
Progressive Unionist Party
UK Unionist Party
Independent Unionist
Number of Seats
28
24
20
18
06
03
03
02
02
01
01
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The Speaker of the Assembly (The Lord Alderdice) was elected as an Alliance
Party member and is included as such in the above lists. However, his role in that
capacity (akin to that the Speaker of the House of Commons) is non-party
political.
Transfer of Powers
The first meeting of the Assembly took place on 1st July 1998. At this stage, the
Assembly had no executive or legislative powers.
Rt Hon David Trimble MP (Ulster Unionist) and Séamus Mallon MP (SDLP)
were elected as First Minister and Deputy First Minister respectively at the
Assembly’s first meeting. Other Ministers were appointed on 29th November
1999.
On 1st July 2001 David Trimble resigned as First Minister, and Sir Reg Empey
took over the functions of that office on a caretaker basis. As provided under the
Northern Ireland Act 1998 the Deputy First Minister, Séamus Mallon, also
ceased to hold office on David Trimble’s resignation. However, Séamus Mallon
continued to exercise the functions of that office. The power to exercise the
functions of First Minister and Deputy First Minister ends with the election of
a new First Minister and Deputy First Minister, or at the end of the period of six
weeks within which those elections must be held (i.e. until 12th August 2001).
The functions of the Northern Ireland Government Departments were agreed
by the Assembly in February 1999.
Power was formally devolved to the Assembly and the Executive Committee of
Ministers on 2nd December 1999. From this date, they assumed full
responsibilities and the new North-South and inter-governmental bodies began
functioning. Powers were suspended by the Secretary of State on 11th February
2000; but devolved powers were resumed from 30th May 2000.
The Lord Alderdice (Alliance) was initially appointed as Presiding Officer by
the Secretary of State, but was confirmed as Speaker of the Assembly when
powers were devolved in December 1999. Three Deputy Speakers – one each
from the Ulster Unionist Party, the SDLP and the Women’s Coalition – were
elected on 31st January 2000.
Meetings
The Assembly meets in Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast, on Mondays,
and Tuesdays, commencing at 10.30. If necessary business may be extended
into Wednesday.
Contacting the Assembly
To contact the Assembly, write to: Information Office, Northern Ireland
Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Belfast, BT4 3XX. Tel: (028) 9052 1333
When writing to Members of the Legislative Assembly, the letters MLA should
be added after the individual’s name.
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Office of First Minister and
Deputy First Minister
Parliament Buildings
Stormont
Belfast, BT4 3XX
Tel: (028) 9052 8400 Fax: (028) 9052 1283
First Minister* (Acting). . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Reg Empey MLA
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Alison Coey . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 1013
Deputy First Minister* . . . . . . . . . . Mr Séamus Mallon MP MLA
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Aidan Cassidy. . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 1012
Head of the Civil Service . . . . . . . . Mr Gerry Loughran . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 0048
Junior Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Denis Haughey MLA
Mr Dermot Nesbitt MLA
Civic Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8445
Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8400
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Stephen Grimason . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8400
Economic Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 2563
Emergency Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8400
Equality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 3197
European Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 3878
Freedom of Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 0746
Principal Information
Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Colin Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 1404
Principal Information
Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Mark Laemour . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 1375
Press Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 3336
Public Appointments Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8153
Public Service Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8400
Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 3118
Women’s Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 8400
* See note at p312
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Department of Employment and Learning
Adelaide House
Adelaide Street
Belfast, BT2 8FD
Tel: (028) 9025 7777 Fax: (028) 9025 7778
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nics.gov.uk/mainhfe.htm
Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Sean Farren MLA
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Linda Meldrum . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7791
Permanent Secretary . . . . . . . . . Alan Shannon. . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7834
Deputy Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Walters. . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7803
Adult and Continuing
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jim Wickinson . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7690
Apprenticeships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tom Leeman. . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7517
Careers Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John McKeown . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7869
Employment Law . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Andrew Templeton . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7429
European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Neill . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7874
Finance (Departmental). . . . . . . Mr Denis Lowry . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7620
Further Education . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Roy Graham . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7865
Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Geoff Harrison . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7718
Industrial Relations . . . . . . . . . . Ms Anne Williams. . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7618
Investors in People . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Deirdre McGill . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9054 8865
Management Development . . . . Mr Tom Hunter . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9054 8877
Postgraduate Awards . . . . . . . . . Ms Mary Proctor. . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 7706
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Netherleigh House
Massey Avenue
Belfast, BT4 2JP
Tel: (028) 9052 9900 Fax: (028) 9052 9550
E-mail: [firstname.surname]@detini.gov.uk
Web: http://www.nics.gov.uk
Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sir Reg Empey MLA
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Marian Magill. . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9208
Permanent Secretary . . . . . . . . . Mr Gerry Loughran . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9441
Directors
Director, Management
Services Group . . . . . . . . . . Mr Wilfie Hamilton . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9203
Director, Policy Group . . . . . . . Mr Greg McConnell. . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9470
Accounts Branch (Payables, Receivables
and General Ledger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9054 4946
Business Enterprise Programme
(International Board for Ireland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9900
Consumer Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9025 3900
Credit Unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9023 4488
Economic Development Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9415
Electronics Industry
(See below under Industrial Development)
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9372
Engineering Industry
(See below under Industrial Development)
Equality Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9255
European Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (028) 9052 9900
Financial Assistance to Industry, Financial Services
(See below under Industrial Development)
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The Directory of
Scottish Government
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2002
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Members of the Scottish Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-89
MSPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91-94
MSPs by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-96
Constituencies covered by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-98
MSPs by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-104
Political Parties in Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-106
Scottish Cabinet and Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
SNP Spokesmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Conservative Spokesmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Liberal Democrat Spokesmen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Scottish Parliament – Officers and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111-116
Committees of the Scottish Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117-124
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Office of the First Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Scottish Ministers’ Parliamentary Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ministers of the Scottish Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129-131
Executive Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-134
Corporate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Development Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136-139
Education Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-142
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143-144
Environment and Rural Affairs Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145-147
Finance and Central Services Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Health Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149-152
Justice Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-154
LORD ADVOCATE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Civil Service and Courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160-192
PUBLIC BODIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197-283
SCOTTISH HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Health Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286-289
NHS Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290-296
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SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298-338
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CONTENTS
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SCOTLAND THE THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT
Scotland MPs – CVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341-374
Scotland MPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-377
Scotland MPs by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378-380
Members of the House of Commons Alphabetical List with
Constituency and Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381-396
UK Government – Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
UK Government Ministers by Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398-405
Scottish Affairs Select Committee – House of Commons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
House of Commons Address Contact Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
House of Lords Address Contact Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
SCOTLAND OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408-409
EUROPEAN UNION AND SCOTLAND
Scotland MEPs CVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412-418
Economic and Social Committee – Scotland Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Committee of the Regions – Scotland Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420-422
OTHER CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424-444
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445-465
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Functions and Powers
The Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate on devolved matters in Scotland. In
addition to public legislation, it can also pass private legislation in devolved areas. The
Scottish Executive is accountable to the Scottish Parliament (in a way similar to that in
which the UK Government is accountable to the UK Parliament).
The Parliament also oversees the operation of Scottish public bodies and of other public
bodies in so far as they relate to devolved matters.
The Scottish Parliament has established its own committees on a range of matters.
The Scottish Parliament has the power to vary the standard rate of income tax set by the
UK Parliament. It can increase or decrease the standard rate by up to 3p. Liability to
payment will be determined by residency. Under present arrangements, dividend and
savings income would not be affected.
All matters not specifically reserved to the UK Parliament and Government are devolved.
They include all those which were previously the responsibility of the Scottish Office.
More specifically, devolved areas include various aspects of policy relating to agriculture,
fisheries and food; the arts; economic development; education and training; the
environment; health; home affairs and the law; housing; local government; social work;
sport; and transport. (For a fuller list of devolved responsibilities see page pp9-10 below).
There are certain matters which are, however, reserved to the UK Parliament and
Government. These relate principally to defence, foreign affairs, central economic and
fiscal policies, social security, border controls and immigration. (For a fuller list of
reserved responsibilities, see page pp 11-12 below).
Scottish Parliamentary Elections
The Parliament has 129 members. 73 members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) are
elected on a ‘first past-the-post’ basis to represent individual constituencies (which
correspond to Westminster constituencies, except that Orkney and Shetland have a
representative each). A further 56 additional members are elected on a “topping-up”
basis, seven from each of eight regions (which correspond to Euro-constituencies).
In Scottish Parliamentary elections, each elector can cast two votes – one for a
constituency representative and one for a political party. The regional seats are allocated
on the basis of the total party votes for each region; - but taking account of the number
of constituency seats won by parties in the region. In effect, this is a “topping-up” process
to give an overall result in terms of seats which reflects more closely the votes cast for
parties.
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Entitlement to ‘additional member’ seats is calculated initially by dividing the number of
votes for each party by the number of constituency seats won in the region, plus one. The
party with the highest total is then allocated the first seat. The process then continues,
including any additional member seats already won in the calculation, until all seven seats
have been allocated. The individuals are chosen according to their position on their
respective party lists (but excluding any who have already been elected on a constituency
basis).
The first elections for the Scottish Parliament were held on Thursday 6th May 1999.
First Meeting and Transfer of Powers
The first meeting of the Parliament was held on 12th May 1999. The Parliament
assumed full legislative powers on 1st July 1999, when a formal opening ceremony was
also held.
Meetings of the Parliament
The Parliament meets in its temporary accommodation at the Church of Scotland
Assembly Hall, The Mound, Edinburgh. Committees usually meet in the Parliament’s
Committee Chambers Building on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
The Parliament can meet at any of the following times: Monday 2.30pm-5.30pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am-5.30pm; and Friday 9.30am-12.30pm. In
practice, the Parliament tends to meet on Wednesday afternoons and all day on
Thursdays.
The main body of the Parliament does not meet when Committees of the Parliament are
sitting: – usually on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. There are also weeks when the
Parliament is in recess and does not meet.
CONTACTING MSPs AND THE PARLIAMENT
The address of the Scottish Parliament is:
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Tel: (0131) 348 5000 Fax: (0131) 348 5601
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk
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DEVOLVED MATTERS
All matters not specifically reserved to the UK Parliament and Government are regarded
as devolved to the Scottish Parliament and Executive. These include the following:
Agriculture
Including implementation of measures under the Common Agricultural Policy; domestic
agriculture (including crofting, animal and plant welfare); food standards; forestry;
fisheries (including implementation of measures under the Common Fisheries Policy,
domestic fisheries and aquaculture).
Economic Development
Including enterprise companies; financial assistance to industry (subject to UK guidelines
and consultation); inward investment; promotion of trade and exports; promotion of
tourism.
Education and Training
Including pre-school and school education; school inspection; the supply, training and
conditions of service of teachers; further and higher education (including policy, funding
and student support); science and research funding (except for UK Research Councils);
training policy and lifelong learning; vocational qualifications; careers advice and
guidance.
Environment
Including environmental protection; air, land and water pollution; water supplies and
sewerage; promotion of sustainable development (within international commitments
agreed by the UK); natural heritage and countryside issues; built heritage, (including
historic buildings/monuments); flood prevention, coastal protection and reservoir safety.
Health
Including overall responsibly for the NHS in Scotland and for public and mental health;
education and training of health professionals; terms and conditions of NHS staff and
GPs.
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Home Affairs and the Law
Including the criminal justice and prosecution system; the civil and criminal courts;
tribunals concerned with devolved matters; criminal law and procedure (except for
offences created in statute law relating to reserved matters, including drugs and firearms);
civil law (except in relation to reserved matters); electoral law in relation to local
government elections; judicial appointments (except for the Lord President of the Court
of Session and the Lord Justice Clerk, which are Crown appointments made on the
advice of the Prime Minister following nominations from the Scottish Executive); legal
aid; the parole system; prisons and treatment of offenders; police and fire services
(including fire safety); civil defence and emergency planning; liquor licensing; protection
of animals; functions under international agreements in devolved areas (e.g child
abduction, reciprocal enforcement of maintainance orders).
Housing and Local Government
Including policy and framework for Scottish local government; local finance and
domestic/non-domestic taxation; housing issues and policy (including Scottish Homes);
area regeneration (including designation of enterprise zones); land-use planning and
building control.
Social Work
Including the Children’s Hearings system and voluntary sector issues.
Sport and the Arts
Including the Scottish Sports Council and various national bodies relating to the arts,
libraries museum and galleries in Scotland; also support for the Gaelic language.
Transport
Passenger and road transport, including the Scottish road network, road safety; policy on
buses; concessionary fares; cycling; taxis and minicabs; disability and transport (nontechnical aspects); some rail grant powers; Strathclyde PTE; consultation arrangements
in public transport; “appropriate” powers relating to air and sea transport (covering
ports, harbours, piers, freight shipping and ferry services, Highland and Island airports,
other planning and environmental issues relating to airports); inland waterways.
Other Matters
Including statistics, public registers and records.
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Notes: (i) For directly elected constituency members, the name of the constituency is given
alongside their name, with the size of majority shown below. For additional members,
the name of the region is given, with the count on which they were elected shown below.
(ii) Offices Held refers to offices in the Scottish Parliament or Executive.
(iii) To contact the Scottish Parliament telephone (0131) 348 5000
(iv) For membership of Assembly Committees see pages 117-124.
Adam, Brian MSP . . . . . . . . . . . North East Scotland Region
SNP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th count
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th June 1948 in Newmill, Banffshire
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Grammar School; Aberdeen University
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 MSP for North East Scotland Region
Office Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 - SNP Deputy Spokesman on Finance
Parliamentary Office. . . . . . . . . . .Tel: (0131) 348 5692
Region Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
. Rosemount Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2XJ
Tel: (01224) 623150 Fax: (01224) 623160
8 Old Glamis Road, Dundee, DD3 8HP
Tel: (01382) 623200 Fax: (01382) 604767
E-mail: [email protected]
Trade Union Membership. . . . . . . MSF
Political Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 - 99 SNP Group Leader,
Aberdeen City Council
1999 - 2001 SNP Deputy Whip and
SNP Deputy Business Manager
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . Principal Biochemist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Aitken, Bill MSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glasgow Region
Conservative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st count
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th April 1947, Glasgow
Educated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Glen’s School, Glasgow;
Glasgow College of Technology
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 MSP for Glasgow Region
Office Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 - Deputy Conservative Whip and Deputy
Business Manager
2001 - Deputy Convenor Justice 2 Committee
2001 - Deputy Spokesman on Justice and
Home Affairs
Parliamentary Office. . . . . . . . . . .Tel: (0131) 348 5642 Fax: (0131) 348 5655
Mobile: 07977 579262
E-mail: [email protected]
Region Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570 Mosspark Boulevard, Glasgow, G52 1SD
Tel: (0141) 810 5743 Fax: (0141) 810 5987
Secretary – Mrs Sandra Thornton
Political Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 - 77 Chairman, Scottish Young Conservatives
1976 - 99 Councillor, Glasgow City Council
(Convener of Licensing 1977 - 80;
Leader of Opposition 1980 - 84, 1992 - 96)
1999 - 2001 Conservative Spokesman on
Social Justice
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance Underwriter
Languages Spoken. . . . . . . . . . . . French
.
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Affairs; Finance; Local Government
Leisure Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign Travel; Football; Reading; Walking
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Lochhead, Richard MSP. . . . . North East Scotland Region
SNP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th count
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24th May 1969 in Paisley
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Williamwood High School;
University of Stirling
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 MSP for North East Scotland Region
Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 - SNP Deputy Spokesman on Parliament
2001 - SNP Deputy Spokesman on Rural Affairs
(with special responsibility for fisheries)
Parliamentary Office. . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 348 5713 Fax: (0131) 348 5737
Pager: 07623 523523 (665342)
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office
. . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Rosemount Place, Aberdeen, AB25 2XJ
Tel: (01224) 623150 Fax: (01224) 623160
Parliamentary Assistant – Mr Ian McCann
Political Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 - 98 Manager for Alex Salmond MP
1999 - 2000 SNP Spokesman on Fisheries and
Water Industry
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 - 99 Economic Development Officer,
Dundee City Council
Trade Union Membership. . . . . . . UNISON
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drugs; Economic Development; Film Industry;
Fishing; Justice; Rural Affairs; Water Industry
Leisure Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinema; Five-a-Side Football; Music; Reading;
Squash; Travel
Lyon, George MSP . . . . . . . . . . . Argyll and Bute
Liberal Democrat . . . . . . . . . . 2,057 over SNP
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16th July 1956 in Rothesay
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rothesay Academy
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 MSP for Argyll and Bute
Office Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 - Liberal Democrat Spokesman Rural Affairs
Parliamentary Office. . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 348 5788 Fax: (0131) 348 5807
E-mail: [email protected]
Personal Assistant – Karen Hilton
Constituency Office
. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Castle Street, Isle of Bute, PA20 9HA
Constituency Secretary – Miss Mandy Gibson
Political Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 - Councillor, Argyll and Bute Council
1999 - 2001 Liberal Democrat Spokesman on
Industry and Enterprise - Industry Team Leader
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . Farmer (President of NFU, 1997)
Leisure Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football; Keeping Fit; Reading; Skiing
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McAllion, John MSP . . . . . . . . . Dundee East
Labour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,854 over SNP
Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13th February 1948 in Glasgow
Educated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St Augustine’s Secondary School, Glasgow;
St Andrews University
Elected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 MSP for Dundee East
Offices Held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 - Convener, Public Petitions Committee`
Parliamentary Office. . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 348 5931
Mobile: 07710 520253
E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office
. . . . . . . . . . . . 18B Marketgait, Dundee, DD1 1QR
Tel: (01382) 207000 Fax: (01382) 221280
Secretary – Mrs Vivienne Griffin
Tel: (01382) 207008
Assistant – Mr Richard McCready
Tel: (01382) 207005
Home Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Haldane Street, Dundee, DD3 0HD
Tel: (01382) 826678
Political Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 - 86 Researcher for Bob McTaggart MP
1984 - 87 Councillor, Tayside
Regional Council (Convener, 1986 - 87)
1987 - 2001 MP for Dundee East
1994 - 96 Opposition Spokesman on
Scottish Affairs, House of Commons
Professional Career. . . . . . . . . . . . 1973 - 82 Teacher, Dundee
Trade Union Membership. . . . . . . GMB
Subject Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing; Inequality; Poverty
Leisure Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football; Reading
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Environment and Rural Development
Pentland House
47 Robbs Loan
Edinburgh, EH14 1TY
Minister for Rural Development . Ross Finnie MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley Laing. . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4456
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhona Brankin MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart McLean . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4425
Finance and Local Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
Minister for (Finance and
Local Government) . . . . . . . . . . Angus MacKay MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Gregory. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 1558
Deputy Minister (Finance and
Local Government) . . . . . . . . . . Peter Peacock MSP
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr Philip Lamont. . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0228
Health and Community Care
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh, EH1 3DE
Minister for Health and
Community Care . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Deacon MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Thekla Petrie. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4017
Deputy Minister
(Community Care) . . . . . . . . . . Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Brownlie . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 2186
Justice
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh, E11 3XD
Minister for Justice (also Deputy
First Minister) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Jim Wallace QC MSP
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Burgess. . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5227
Assistant Private Secretary. . . . . . . . Jenny Stevenson . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5228
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iain Gray MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona McKinlay . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4579
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Parliament
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Minister for Parliament . . . . . . . . Tom McCabe MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Campbell . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 348 5593
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Euan Robson MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Callum Stanners . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 348 5572
Social Justice
Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Ballie MSP
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy Nichol . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7327
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Curran MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yvonne Georgeson . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5539
Sport, the Arts and Culture
Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Wilson MSP
Private Secretary (Acting). . . . . . . . Katy McNeil. . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7866
Transport and Planning
Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
Minister for Transport . . . . . . . . . Sarah Boyack MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Smith. . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0627
Deputy Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis MacDonald MSP
Private Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Clinkscales . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7005
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Civil Service
Notes: (i)Under the devolution settlements for both Scotland and Wales, there continues to be a
unified Civil Service for the United Kingdom. However, the Civil Service code has
been revised to take account of the changes resulting from devolution.
(ii) The Departments are listed below as at the time of publication. They do not all
correspond with the Scottish Executive ministerial responsibilities listed previously, but
may be subject to re-organisation in due course.
Executive Secretariat
Saint Andrew’s House
Edinburgh, EH1 3DG
Tel: (0131) 556 8400 Fax: (0131) 244 2756
Web: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Permanent Secretary . . . . . . . . . . Mr Muir Russell
Head of Executive
Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robert Gordon
Administrative Services
Director of Administrative
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J Meldrum . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4311
Land and Property Division . . . . . Mr A Andrew. . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4521
Procurement and Commercial
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr N Bowd . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 3504
Records (Departmental). . . . . . . . . Mr P Gray . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 2999
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr K Jenkinson . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 3685
Communications Unit . . . . . . . . . Mr C Dempsey . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 2674
Equality Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Y Strachan . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 4995
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Development Department
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
Tel: (0131) 556 8400
Web: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Department Secretary . . . . . . . . . Vacant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0759
Private Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J R Peerless. . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0760
Heads of Groups
Housing and Area Regeneration
Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr D J Belfall. . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0768
Local Government and Europe
Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr D Middleton. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5505
Planning Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jim Mackinnon. . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0770
Transport and Planning
Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J S B Martin . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0629
Air Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr W R J McQueen. . . Tel: (0131) 244 0862
Area Regeneration. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs D Mellon . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 1465
Building (seebelow underConstruction and Building)
Buses: Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr W R J McQueen. . . Tel: (0131) 244 0862
Coastal Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jim Mackinnon. . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0770
Conservation: Urban. . . . . . . . . . . Mr T Williamson . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7531
Construction and Building Control Group
Building Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr J P Cornish . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7447
Cycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr W R J McQueen. . . Tel: (0131) 244 0862
Disability and Transport . . . . . . . Mr W R J McQueen. . . Tel: (0131) 244 0862
Economics
Senior Economic Adviser . . . . . . . Mr N Jackson. . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0873
Enterprise Zones and Trusts
Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street,
Glasgow, G2 6AT . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Gregor Caldwell . . . Tel: (0141) 242 5681
European Union
Head of European
Structural Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . Mr C Imrie. . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0720
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Development Department (Continued)
Ferries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr D Hart . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7277
Housing
Head of Housing and Area
Regeneration Group . . . . . . . . . Mr D J Belfall. . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0768
Area Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs D Mellon . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 1465
Community Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr R A Grant . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5511
Best Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Grants to Voluntary Bodies . . . . . Mr R A Grant . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5511
Homelessness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr R A Grant . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5511
Housing Associations . . . . . . . . . . Mr R A Grant . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5511
Improvement and Repairs . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Local Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Private Sector and Private Rents . . Mr R A Grant . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5511
Right to Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Scottish House Conditions Survey . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Sheltered Accommodation . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Travelling People. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J Breslin . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5591
Local Government
Head, Local Government and
Europe Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr D F Middleton . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 5505
Local Government, General . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
Bye-laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
Community Councils. . . . . . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
Council Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr C Smith . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7018
Councillors’ Allowances . . . . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
Dogs, Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
European Union
Structural Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . Mr C Imrie. . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0720
Expenditure Current . . . . . . . . . . Mr C Smith . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7018
Non-Housing Capital. . . . . . . . . . Mr W A Howat . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7015
Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr E C Davison. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7037
Value for Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr W A Howat . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7015
Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr W R J McQueen. . . Tel: (0131) 244 0862
Planning
Chief Planner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr A Mackenzie. . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0770
Head, Transport and Planning
Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr J S B Martin . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 0629
Advertisements and Casework . . . Mr J MacKinnon . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7081
Areas
East and South Scotland . . . . . . Mr T Williamson . . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 7531
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
25 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LA
Tel: (0131) 226 2626 Fax: (0131) 226 6910
Web: http://www.crownoffice.gov.uk
Lord Advocate for Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Colin Boyd QC
Solicitor-General for Scotland
Private Secretary to the Lord Advocate and
the Solicitor-General
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Davidson QC
Crown Agent for Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr A Normand
Deputy Crown Agent for Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr F Crowe
Head of Appeals Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr M Bell
Head of High Court Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs J Cameron
Head of Policy Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs G Watt
Principal Finance and Establishment Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr S Rosie
Head of Fraud and Specialist Services Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms E Munro
Note: The Procurator Fiscal Service is didvided into regions, with a Regional Procurator
Fiscal for each of the six Sheriffdoms in Scotland below.
Grampians, Highland and Islands Procrator Fiscals Office, Aberdeen, AB11 6QA
Regional Procrator Fiscal . . . . . Mrs Elish Angiolini . . . .Tel: (01224) 585111
Tayside, Central and Fife Procrator Fiscals Office, Caledonian House,
Greenmarket, Dundee DD1 1QX
Regional Procrator Fiscal . . . . . Mr B K Heywood . . . . Tel: (01382) 227535
Lothian and Borders Procrator Fiscals Office, 29 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LD
Regional Procrator Fiscal . . . . . Mr N McFadyen . . . . . Tel: (0131) 226 4962
Glasgow and Strathkelvin Procrator Fiscals Office, 10 Ballater Street, Glasgow G5 9PS
Regional Procrator Fiscal . . . . . Mr L A Higson . . . . . . Tel: (0141) 429 5566
North Strathclyde Procrator Fiscals Office, 1 Love Street,
Paisley PA3 2DA
Regional Procrator Fiscal. . . . . . Mr W A Gilchrist . . . . Tel: (0141) 887 5225
South Strathclyde, Dumfries
and Galloway Procrator Fiscals Office, Cameronian House, 3/5 Almada Street
Hamilton ML3 0HG
Regional Procrator Fiscal. . . . . . Mr D A Brown . . . . . . Tel: (01698) 284000
Civil Service and Courts
First Parliamentary Counsel
(Lord Advocate’s Department) . . . .John
. McCluskie QC . . . . Tel: (0131) 244 1673
Crown Agent (Crown Office
) . . . . . . . . Andrew Christie
Normand . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0131) 226 2626
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES
Introductory Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Functions and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Assembly Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Coalition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contacting the Assembly and its Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
First Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Political Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Welsh Assembly Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Members of the Welsh Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-59
Welsh Assembly Members by Constituency/Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-64
Welsh Assembly Members by Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-68
Political Party Headquarters in Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Presiding Officer and Assembly Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Assembly Cabinet and Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73
First Minister’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Assembly Ministers’ Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-76
Welsh Assembly Party Spokesman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Welsh Assembly Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-84
Welsh Assembly Executive: Civil Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-110
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113-136
PUBLIC BODIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137-228
HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND TRUSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230-236
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238-244
LOCAL AUTHORITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-270
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272-282
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WALES AND WESTMINSTER INSTITUTIONS
Welsh MPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285-307
Welsh MPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308-309
Welsh MPs by Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Members of the House of Commons – Alphabetical List with
Constituency and Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311-328
UK Government Ministers by Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329-336
Wales Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
House of Commons – Welsh Affairs Select Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Opposition Spokesmen on Welsh Affairs – House of Commons . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Contacting Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
WALES AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
Members of the European Parliament for Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340-344
Economic and Social Committee – Wales Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Committee of the Region – Wales Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347-348
Other European Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349-356
OTHER CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358-370
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371-389
ADVERTISERS INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
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Notes: (i)The following abbreviations are used below:
Con. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Lib Dem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal Democrat
PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plaid Cymru
Constituency AMs
Constituency
Name
Party
Aberavon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Brian Gibbons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Alyn and Deeside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Middlehurst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Blaenau Gwent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Brecon and Radnor . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirsty Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
Bridgend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carwyn Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Caernarfon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Dafydd Wigley MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Caerphilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Ron Davies MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Cardiff Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenny Randerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
Cardiff North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Essex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Cardiff South and Penarth . . . . . . . Lorraine Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Cardiff West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Carmarthen East
and Dinefwr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodri Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Carmarthen West and
South Pembrokeshire . . . . . . . . . Christine Gwyther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Ceredigion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elin Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Clwyd South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Sinclair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Clwyd West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alun Pugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Conwy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gareth Jones OBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Cynon Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Chapman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Delyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Halford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
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Name
Party
Gower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwina Hart MBE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Islwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Hancock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Llanelli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Mary Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Meirionydd Nant Conwy . . . . . . . . Lord [Dafydd] Elis-Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Merthyr Tydfil
and Rhymney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huw Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Monmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Montgomeryshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mick Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
Neath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwenda Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Newport East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Griffiths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Newport West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosemary Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Ogmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Pontypridd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Davidson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Preseli Pembrokeshire. . . . . . . . . . . Richard Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Rhondda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geraint Davies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Swansea East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Swansea West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Davies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Torfaen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynne Neagle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Vale of Clwyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Vale of Glamorgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Hutt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Wrexham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr John Marek MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
Ynys Môn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ieuan Wyn Jones MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
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Regional AMs
Region
Name
Party
Mid and West Wales . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Bourne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Cynog Dafis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Glyn Davies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Delyth Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lab
North Wales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor Burnham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
Rod Richards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ind Con
Peter Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Janet Ryder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
South Wales Central . . . . . . . . . . . Pauline Jarman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
David Melding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Jonathan Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Owen John Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
South Wales East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jocelyn Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Michael German
OBE .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
William Graham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Dr Phil Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
South Wales West . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lib Dem
Alun Cairns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con
Dr Dai Lloyd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
Janet Davies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PC
The individual constituencies covered by each region are as follows:
Mid and West Wales . . . . . . . . . . . Brecon and Radnor, Carmarthen East and
Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire,
Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy,
Montgomeryshire, Preseli Pembrokeshire
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Contents
Page
Page
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The Developing Regional Structure in England. . . . 3-4
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
The Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Members of EU Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . . 94
Government Ministers by Department. . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-98
Regional Co-ordination Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
House of Commons Standing Committee on
Regional Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
East of England Region
North East Region
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Government Regional Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35
Government Regional Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-105
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-48
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-111
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-56
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-116
MPs in Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-58
MPs in Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
MPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
MPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Member of EU Committee of the Regions . . . . . . . . 61
Member of EU Committee of the Regions . . . . . . . 120
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-66
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121-124
East Midlands Region
North West Region
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Government Regional Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Government Regional Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-84
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131-142
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-90
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143-157
MPs in Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158-159
MPs by Constituency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160-161
MPs by Political Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162-163
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Members of EU Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . 164
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165-170
ERG
Page
Page
South East Region
West Midlands Region
Regional DevelopmentAgency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Regional Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Government Regional Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176-177
Government Regional Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266-267
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-196
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-276
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197-209
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277-287
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210-211
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288-289
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-213
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290-291
MPs by Political Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214-215
MPs by Political Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292-293
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Members of EU Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . 216
Members of EU Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . 294
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217-220
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295-298
South West Region
Regional DevelopmentAgency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Yorkshire and
Humberside Region
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Regional Development Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Regional Cultural Consortium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Regional Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Government Regional Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226-227
Regional Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228-240
Government Regional Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304-305
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-249
Local Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306-311
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-251
Health Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312-319
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-253
MPs in Alphabetical Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320-321
MPs by Political Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-255
MPs by Constituency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322-323
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
MPs by Political Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324-325
Members EUCommittee of the Regions. . . . . . . . . 256
MEPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257-260
Members of EU Committee of the Regions. . . . . . . 326
Other Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327-330
Advertisers’ Index by Type of Business. . . . . . 331-332
Advertisers’ Index by Company Name. . . . . . . 333-334
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The eight English Regions (excluding London)
cover the following areas:
East
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough,
Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock.
South East
Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove,
Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent,
Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth,
Reading, Slough, Southampton, East Sussex,
Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and
Maidenhead, Woking.
East Midlands
Derbyshire, Derby City, Leicestershire, Leicester
City, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham
City, Nottinghamshire, Rutland.
South West
Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth,
Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire,
Isles of Scilly, North Somerset, Plymouth, Poole,
Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay,
Wiltshire.
North East
Darlington, County Durham, Gateshead,
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and
Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees,
Sunderland.
West Midlands
Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Hereford,
Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire,
Stoke-on-Trent, Telford, Walsall, Warwickshire,
Wolverhampton, Worcester, Wrekin.
North West
Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Bury,
Cheshire, Cumbria, Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire,
Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, St
Helens, Salford, Sefton, Stockport, Tameside,
Trafford, Warrington, Wigan, Wirral.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East
Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston-upon-Hull,
Kirklees, Leeds, North Lincolnshire, North East
Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham,
Sheffield, Wakefield, York.
East of England
Norfolk
Cambridgeshire
Suffolk
Bedfordshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
This region comprises the following areas:
Counties:
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
Unitary Authorities:
Luton
Peterborough
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
ENGLISH REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT
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D E V E L O P M E N T
A G E N C Y
East of England Development Agency
The Business Centre,
Station Road, Histon,
Cambridge, CB4 9LQ
Tel: (01223) 713900 Fax: (01223) 713940
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.eeda.org.uk
Area Offices
Bury St Edmunds
12 Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01284) 701743
Harlow
Unit 3, Mitre Buildings, Kitson Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01279) 433287
Thetford
Breckland House, St Nicholas Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1BT
Board Members
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Vincent Watts, (Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia; Former Partner, Andersen
Consulting)
Deputy Chairmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Chris Mole (Leader, Suffolk County Council)
Mr Neville Rayner (Chairman, Business Link Hertfordshire and Hertfordshire Chamber of
Commerce and Industry)
Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Cherry MBE (Chairman, Countryside Properties plc)
Mr Greg Grant (Regional Secretary, UNISON)
Mr Ken Lewis OBE (Chairman,Chamber Business, Bedfordshire)
Cllr Peter Martin (Essex County Councillor )
Mr Richard Powell (Regional Manager, RSPB)
Ms Jacqueline Russell (Freelance Staff Consultant; former Leader of Labour Group, Hatfield
District Council)
Ms Marie Skinner (Farmer and Freelance Journalist; Director, Home Grown Cereals
Authority)
Mr Stelio Stefanou (Chief Executive, Accord plc; Member, CBI National Council)
Key Staff
Chief Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Bill Samuel
Director of Enterprise and
Innovation (Acting). . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Melissa Nixon
Director of Organisation and
Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Hayes
Director of Programmes. . . . . . . . . . Mr Bill Wilson
Director of Sustainable
Development (Acting). . . . . . . . . . Ms Melissa Nixon
Head of Corporate Affairs . . . . . . . . Ms Rachel Bosworth
ENGLISH REGIONAL
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A S S E M B LY
East of England Regional Assembly
Flempton House,
Flempton,
Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk, IP28 6EG
Tel: (01284) 728151 Fax: (01284) 729429
E-mail: [firstname.lastname]@eelgc.gov.uk
Designated: 21st July 1999
Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Kent
Deputy Chairmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Jones
Mr Geoff Loades
Mr Richard Turpin
Mr Chris White
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Stewart
Assembly Members
Mr Michael Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East of England Environmental Forum
Ms Heather Barrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BENSCH (Regional Association of Town and Parish Councils)
Mr Michael Brookes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health Sector Representative
Mr Dave Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TUC – Regional Council
Ms Maureen Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TUC – Regional Council
Mr Robert Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community and Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region
Mr Graham Creelman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living East (the Regional Cultural Consortium)
Mr Harold Eatock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East of England Business Group
Mr Roger Gochin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Association of Colleges in the Eastern Region
Mr Tim Hutchings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East of England Chambers of Commerce
Mr Michael Large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East of England Business Group
Mr Michael Malone Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Association of Universities in the Eastern Region
Mr Geoff Loades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regional Legal Services Commission Representative
Ms Hilary Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community and Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region
Local Government Members
Ms Ruth Bagnall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Michael Burton
Ms Celia Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard Carden
Mr Robert Chambers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Fiona Chapman
Ms Elizabeth Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Neil Cliff
Mr Alan Crystal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roy Davis
Mr Ray Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Michael Janes
Mr Peter Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Cliff Jordan
Mr John Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Alison King
Mr Paul Kirkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Irene MacDonald
Mr John Metcalf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Peter Roberts
Ms Sue Sida-Lockett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Paul Sztumpf
Mr Richard Turpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Keith Walters
Ms Cathy Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Ron Williams
Mr Chris White
ENGLISH REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT
G O V E R N M E N T
O F F I C E
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EAST OF ENGLAND
Government Office for the East of England
Building A, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road Cambridge, CB4 1YG
Tel: (01223) 346700 Fax: (01223) 346701
Victory House, Vision Park, Histon, Cambridgeshire, CB4 9ZR
Tel: (01223) 202000 Fax: (01223) 202020
Heron House, 49-53 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3LL
Tel: (01234) 796332 Fax: (01234) 796341/796252
E-mail: [initialsurname][email protected]
or [email protected]
Web: http://www.go-east.gov.uk
Regional Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Riddell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346766
Directors
Business and Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Oldham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346760
Community Safety and Regeneration . . . . Dr Henry Tam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345733
Corporate Strategy and Services. . . . . . . . Ms Hilary Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346744
Learning and Local Government . . . . . . . Mr John Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202030
Planning and Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Caroline Bowdler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796170
Sustainable Development and Rural . . . . Miss Jane Rabagliati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202025
Business Development Group
Director, Business and Europe . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Oldham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346760
Director, Corporate Strategy and Services Ms Hilary Cooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346744
Central Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Colin Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202042
Central Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roger Warne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346763
Colocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John McIntosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346755
Corporate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roger Brett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202205
Corporate Strategy, Intelligence and
Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tom McCormick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345763
European . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Morrall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345766
Innovation and Investment Grants . . . . . . Mr Nicholas Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346757
Partnerships and Economic Development Ms Hilary Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346754
Personnel and Development . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Viv Loughlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346777
Small Business Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Laurie Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 200889
Trade Partners UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robert Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 200868
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GOVERNMENT
G O V E R N M E N T
O F F I C E
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T H E
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Environment Group
Director, Planning and Transport. . . . . . . Mrs Caroline Bowdler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796170
Director, Sustainable
Development and Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Jame Rabagliati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202025
Planning – Cambridgeshire, Norfolk,
Suffolk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Anne Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796129
Planning – Bedfordshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Brian Young. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796183
Regional Planning and Management . . . . Mr Michael Hargreaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796223
Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Clive Whitworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202039
Sustainable Development Awareness. . . . Mr Jo Hefford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202053
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Jim Middleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796184
Social Inclusion Group
Director, Community Safety and
Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Henry Tam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 235733
Director, Learning and
Local Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202030
Crime Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Sue Lowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345799
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Jan Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345731
Drug Prevention Advisory Service . . . . . . Ms Ruth Joyce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345741
Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Richard Bramley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796134
Learning and Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant
Local Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Coolbear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01234) 796024
Neighbourhood Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Keith Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 345730
Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant
Sure Start/CYPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant
Young People’s Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roger Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 202001
Department of Culture, Media and
Sport Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Ian Freathy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 346748
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Babergh District Council
Council Offices, Corks Lane, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6SJ
Tel: (01473) 822801 Fax: (01473) 825742
E-mail: [[email protected]
Web: http://www.babergh.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Overall Control
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Patricia Barnes
Basildon District Council
The Basildon Centre, St. Martin’s Square, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1DL
Tel: (01268) 533333 Fax: (01268) 294350
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.basildon.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour (Minority Administration)
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr John Potter
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Robb
Bedford Borough Council
Town Hall, St Paul’s Square, Bedford, MK40 1SJ
Tel: (01234) 267422 Fax: (01234) 221606
E-mail: [initialsurname]@bedford.gov.uk
Web: http://www.bedford.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Overall Control
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Shaun Field
Bedfordshire County Council
County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
Tel: (01234) 363222 Fax: (01234) 228619
Web: http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English County Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Philip Hendry
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Bell
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Braintree District Council
Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB
Tel: (01376) 552525 Fax: (01376) 552626
Web: http://www.braintree.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Ian Pointon
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Annie Ralph
Breckland District Council
The Guildhall, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE
Tel: (01362) 695333 Fax: (01362) 692582
Web: http://www.breckland.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Cliff Jordan
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Rob Garnett
Brentwood Borough Council
Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8AY
Tel (01277) 261111 Fax: (01277) 260836
[email protected]
Web: http://www.brentwood-council.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal Democrat
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr David Gottesmann
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Bob Mclintock
Broadland District Council
Thorpe Lodge, 1 Yarmouth Road, Norwich, NR7 0DU
Tel: (01603) 431133 Fax: (01603) 300087
Web: http://www.broadland.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Stanley Rendall
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Colin Bland
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Luton Borough Council
Town Hall, Luton, LU1 2BQ
Tel: (01582) 546000 Fax: (01582) 546680
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.luton.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unitary Authority
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Bill McKenzie
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Darra Singh
Maldon District Council
Princes Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DL
Tel: (01621) 854477 Fax: (01621) 852575
Web: http://www.maldon.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Rodney Bass
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Steve Packham
Mid Bedfordshire District Council
The Limes, 12 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2JU
Tel: (01525) 402051 Fax: (01525) 406288
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.midbeds.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Overall Control
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Andy Rayment
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Colin Tucker
Mid Suffolk District Council
131 High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8DL
Tel: (01449) 720711 Fax: (01449) 721946
E-mail: [email protected]
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English District Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Overall Control
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Penny Orton
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Good
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH
Tel: (01603) 222222 Fax: (01603) 222959
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
Type of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English County Council
Political Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cllr Alison King
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tim Byles
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NHS Eastern Regional Office
Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB1 5XB
Tel: 01223 597500 Fax: (01223) 597555
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.doh.gov.uk/ero
Regional Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Peter Houghton
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Bedfordshire Health Authority
Bedford Heights, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7PA
Tel: (01234) 315700 Fax: (01234) 315701
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Helen Nellis
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Reed
Press/Media Contact: Communication Manager . . . . . Mr Iain Mallett
Cambridgeshire Health Authority
Kingfisher House, Kingfisher Way, Hinchingbrooke Business Park,
Huntingdon, Cambridge, PE29 6FH
Tel: (01480) 398500 Fax: (01480) 398501
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Margaret Barrett
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Burns
Press/Media Contact: Head of Communication
and Public Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Hilary Spiers
Hertfordshire Health Authority
Tonman House, 63-77 Victoria Street,
St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3ER
Tel: (01727) 812929 Fax: (01727) 792800
E-mail: [email protected]
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Catherine Ashton
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lynda Hamlyn
Press/Media Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lynda Dent
Norfolk Health Authority
St Andrew’s House, Northside, St Andrew’s Business Park,
Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Tel: (01603) 307000 Fax: (01603) 307100
E-mail: [firstname.lastname]@norfolk.nhs.uk Web: http://www.norfolk.nhs.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr John Alston
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Walker
Press/Media Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Janice Bradfield
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North Essex Health Authority
Collingwood Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2TT
Tel: (01376) 302100 Fax: (01376) 302182
Web: http://www.ne-ha.nthames.nhs.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alec Sexton
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Nigel Beverley
Press/Media Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Wendy Smith
South Essex Health Authority
Arcadia House, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE
Tel: (01277) 755200 Fax: (01277) 755201
Web: http://www.southessex.nhs.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Michael Brookes
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Graham Butland
Press/Media Contact: Director of
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Martin Cresswell
Suffolk Health Authority
PO Box 55, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8NN
Tel: (01473) 323323 Fax: (01473) 323333
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.suffolkhealth.nhs.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Joanna Spicer
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David White
Press/Media Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Diane Matthews
NHS TRUSTS
Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust
Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road,
Cambridge, CB2 2QQ
Tel: (01223) 245151 Fax: (01223) 274480
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Tony Deakin
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Roy Male
Press/Media Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Jane Meggitt
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Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals NHS Trust
Basildon Hospital, Nethermayne,
Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NL
Tel: (01268) 533911 Fax: (01268) 593757
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr David Hooper
Chief Executive (Acting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Alan Whittle
Press/Media Contact: Head of Corporate Affairs. . . . . Mrs Pat Trinnaman
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
Bedford Hospital, Kempston Road,
Bedford, MK42 9DJ
Tel: (01234) 355122 Fax: (01234) 218106
Web: http://www.bedfordhospital.org.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Andrew Blowers
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Andrew Reed
Press/Media Contact: Press/PR Officer . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Caroline Parsons
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service NHS
Hammond Road, Bedford, MK41 0RG
Tel: (01234) 408999 Fax: (01234) 270480
Web: http://www.bhamb.nhs.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Maria Ball
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Anne Walker
Press/Media Contact: Communications Officer . . . . . . Mr Steve Jones
Bedfordshire and Luton Community NHS Trust
Charter House, Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PJ
Tel: (01582) 708999 Fax: (01582) 708990
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Alison Davis
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Ian Hammond
Press/Media Contact: Communications Officer . . . . . . Ms Gloria McCormick
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Lister Hospital, Coveys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AB
Tel: (01438) 314333 Fax: (01438) 781281
Web: http://www.lister.org.uk
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Roy Swanston
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Maggie Donovan
Press/Media Contact:
Head of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Jean Cobb
Trust
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Note: MPs can be contacted at: House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA – Tel: (020) 7219 3000.
MP
Constituency
Party
Amess, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southend West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Bacon, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Baron, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Billericay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Bellingham, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk North West . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Blizzard, Bob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waveney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Burns, Simon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelmsford West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Burt, Alastair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedfordshire North East. . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Campbell, Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Clappison, James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertsmere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Clark, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peterborough. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Clarke, Rt Hon Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwich South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Djanogly, Jonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntingdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Follett, Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevenage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Francois, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rayleigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Gibson, Dr Ian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwich North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Gummer, Rt Hon John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk Coastal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Hall, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Haselhurst, Rt Hon Sir Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saffron Walden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Heald, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertfordshire North East . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Henderson, Ivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Hopkins, Kelvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luton North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Hurst, Alan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Braintree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Jenkin, Hon Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Johnson, Melanie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welwyn Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Laing, Eleanor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epping Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Lamb, Norman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal Democrat
Lansley, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridgeshire South . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Lilley, Rt Hon Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hitchin and Harpenden . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Lord, Sir Michael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk Central and Ipswich North . . Conservative
MacKinlay, Andrew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thurrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Mawhinney, Rt Hon Sir Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridgeshire North West. . . . . . . Conservative
McWalter, Tony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemel Hempstead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour and Co-op
Moran, Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luton South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Moss, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridgeshire North East . . . . . . . Conservative
Page, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertfordshire South West. . . . . . . . . Conservative
Paice, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridgeshire South East . . . . . . . Conservative
Pickles, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brentwood and Ongar. . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Pollard, Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St Albans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Prisk, Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hertford and Stortford . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Rammell, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Roe, Marion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broxbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Ruffley, David. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bury St Edmunds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Russell, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberal Democrat
Sayeed, Jonathan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid Bedfordshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Selous, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedfordshire South West . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Shephard, Rt Hon Gillian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk South West . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Simpson, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid Norfolk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Smith, Angela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basildon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour and Co-op
Spink, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castle Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Spring, Richard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Taylor, Sir Teddy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochford and Southend East . . . . . . Conservative
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Ward, Claire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Whittingdale, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maldon and Chelmsford East . . . . . . Conservative
Wright, Anthony D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Yarmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labour
Yeo, Tim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conservative
Note: For fuller information on individual MPs, see the Directory of Westminster and Whitehall, published
annually by Carlton Publishing.
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AGRICULTURAL LAND TRIBUNALS
Eastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block B, Government Buildings, Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 2DR
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs Jackie Ozakpinar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 462727
Fax: (01223) 455652
ARTS
East England Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eden House, 48-49 Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor Stuart Timperley
Chief Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Andrea Stark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 454400
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.eastenglandarts.co.uk
THE BROADS
Broads Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BQ
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady Knollys
Chief Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr John Packman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01603) 610734
E-mail: [email protected] . . . . . . . Fax: (01603) 765710
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Web: http://www.broadsauthority.gov.uk
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of
Commerce and Industry . . . . . . . . . . Business Centre, Kimpton Road, Luton, LU2 0LB Tel: (01582) 522300
Cambridge and District Chamber of
Commerce and Industry . . . . . . . . . . The Business Centre, Station Road, Histon,
Cambridge, CB4 4LQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 237414
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Training and Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . Stuart House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QF Tel: (01733) 310035
Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce . 45 Grosvenor Road, St Albans,
Hertfordshire, AL1 3AW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01727) 813680
Norfolk and Waveney Chamber of
Commerce and Insutry . . . . . . . . . . . St Andrew’s House, St Andrew’s Street,
Norwich, NR2 4TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01603) 625977
North and Mid Essex Chamber of
Commerce and Industry . . . . . . . . . . 8/9 St Peter’s Court, St. Peter’s Street,
Colchester, CO1 1WD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01206) 765277
Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Shipping Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . The Suffolk Enterprise Centre, 42 Felaw Maltings, South Kiln,
Felaw Street, Ipswich, IP2 8SQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01473) 694801
Watford Chamber of Commerce
and Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Business Centre, Colne Way,
Watford, WD24 4AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01923) 442442
COMMUNITY FUND
Eastern Regional Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Floor, Elizabeth House, 1 High Street, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1YW
Regional Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Lynn Morgan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01223) 449000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Web: http://www.community-fund.org.uk . . . . . . . Fax: (01223) 312628
ENGLISH REGIONAL
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EDUCATION/BUSINESS LINKS
Bedfordshire and Luton Education/Business
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland College, Leighton Street, Woburn,
Bedfordshire, MK17 9JD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01525) 292900
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.blebp.co.uk
Hertfordshire Education/Business
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c/o HCS 28 Castle Street, Hertfordshire, SG14 1HN Tel: (01992) 55793
E-mail: [email protected]
Norfolk Education Business/
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St Andrew’s House, St Andrew’s Street,
Norwich, NR2 4TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01603) 621432
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.norfolk-exchange.org.uk
Cambridgeshire Education/Business
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Meadow, Meadow Lane, St Ives,
Cambridgeshire, PE27 4LG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01480) 376590
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.camseblo.org.uk
Link – Ed Ltd. Education/Business
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PO Box 6274, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HA. . . . Tel: (01245) 494757
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.link-ed.org
Suffolk Education/Business
Link Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c/o Suffolk EBP, Felaw Maltings,
42 Felaw Street, IP2 8SJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01473) 408060
E-mail: [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Employment Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newton House, Nottingham, NG1 6GG
Regional Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Diana Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (0115) 989 5948
Web: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk . . . . Fax: (0115) 989 5710
ENVIRONMENT
Environment Agency – Anglian Office . Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5ZR
Regional Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr Robert Runcie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01733) 371811
Web: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk . . . . Fax: (01733) 231840
Regional Environmental Protection
Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kingfisher House, Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5ZR
Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Kay Twitchen
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms Jill Scaplehorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel: (01733) 464148
Fax: (01733) 464397