To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish in the Official Report the names of the chairman and members of the Hearing Aid Council, together with the dates upon which their appointments expire.
The information requested is as follows:
| Date appointment ends | |
| Chairman | |
| Mr. N. Grant | December 1990 |
| Members | |
| Mr. R. S. Eldridge | December 1988 |
| Mrs. M. B. Nobbs | December 1988 |
| Mr. A B. Day | December 1988 |
| Mrs. I. Gilbert | December 1988 |
| Mr. D. P. Ormerod | December 1989 |
| Mr. A. J. Douglas | December 1989 |
| Miss A. Spokes | December 1989 |
| Dr. D. N. Brooks | December 1989 |
| Dr. S. Bellman | December 1990 |
| Mr. N. J. King | December 1990 |
| Mr. I. E. Munro | December 1990 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the bodies he consulted before appointing two members of the Hearing Aid Council capable of representing the interests of registered dispensers until December 1990.
There are only two trade bodies which represent the interests of hearing aid dispensers, the Hearing Aid Industry Association and the Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists. Both were consulted before the appointments referred to by the hon. Member were made.