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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who the members are of the steering board set up to provide leadership and advice to the sustainable waste delivery programme; and what the process was by which they were appointed. [125136] Mr. Morley: In accordance with the recommendations of the Strategy Unit, Defra has established a Steering Group to drive delivery of Defra's Waste Implementation Programme. David Varney, chairman of mmO2, will chair the group, which will comprise the following independent members who were appointed on the basis of their expertise and interest in the key areas of the programme, and their skills and experience in delivery. Lynton Barker--Hedra; Vie Cocker--WRAP; Dan Corry--New Local Government Network; Fiona Driscoll--Prime Minister's Delivery Unit; Sir John Harman--Environment Agency; Maxine Holdsworth--National Consumer Council; Andy Moore--Community Recycling Network; David North--Tesco; David Riddle--Environmental Services Association; John Schultz--Stockport Council; Gordon Shields--Shields Environmental Plc; Bill Stow--Defra; and Cllr Kay Twitchen--Essex county council, currently chair of Local Government Association Waste Executive.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

125136; 409 c856W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Membership Public appointments Recycling Waste management Waste Implementation Programme

Link

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