Merseyside Health Bodies Mr. Wareing To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the members of the regional and district health authorities, and hospital trusts on Merseyside, indicating when they were appointed, and their professional backgrounds. Mr. Yeo The chairman and non-executive members of the regional health authority, the chairmen and non-executive directors of national health service trusts, and the chairmen of district health authorities in Mersey region are listed in the table, together with the dates from which their current appointments commenced. Information relating specifically to their professional backgrounds is not available centrally, but the most up-to-date information held on their occupations is listed.The appointment of non-executive members of district health authorities is a matter for the regional health------------------------------------------------------------------- |Name |Occupation | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Professor A. Breckenridge (Chairman) |Professor of Pharmacology| ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mrs. R. H. Hawley |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mrs. J. E. Timms |Charity worker | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. J. R. Halliday |Company chairman | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. B. Jenkins |Company chairman | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. J. Ross (Chester) |Retired BR manager | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. F. R. Ludlow (Southport and Formby)|Insurance consultant | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. G. Murray (St. Helens and Knowsley)|Business executive | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. D. H. Tod (Liverpool) |Company director | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. D. Hannah (Warrington) |General manager | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. R. S. Gordon (Wirral) |Underwriter | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mr. S. H. Cussons (Macclesfield) |Chartered accountant | -------------------------------------------------------------------