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Pensions: Self Investment
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions Reform (Mike O’Brien) has made the following Statement.
Consultation begins today on draft regulations which will allow protected rights to be held in self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). A copy of the consultation document and draft regulations have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
The consultation is the result of the very useful dialogue we have had with the pensions community about the existing restrictions preventing SIPPs from holding protected rights. In light of recent changes bringing SIPPs under the regulatory control of the FSA, the Government consider that these restrictions are no longer necessary.
The consultation runs until 29 February 2008.
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Regional Development Agencies: Advantage West Midlands
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Jones of Birmingham): My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Competitiveness (Stephen Timms) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I have decided to appoint the new board members listed below:
The new appointments will all be for a period of three years.
The appointments will begin on 14 December 2007 and will expire on 13 December 2010.
I have placed further details of the new appointments in the Libraries of both Houses. They were all made in accordance with the code of practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Angela Maxwell achieved prominence as one of the region's most dynamic entrepreneurs after she powered Fracino, the UK's only manufacturer of espresso and cappuccino coffee machines, from a £400,000 turnover in 1995 into today's £2 million world-class leading brand. Industry awards include a Millennium Product Award for design excellence in 2000 and recognition as an “Inner City 100” company in 2001.
Earlier this year, Angela was one of just 200 businesswomen honoured by the Queen at Buckingham Palace, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to UK trade and industry. She is a former European adviser to UK Trade & Investment and a finalist in Businesswoman of the Year 2005. Angela recently accepted an invitation to become a regional ambassador for the Women's Enterprise Network.
Acuwomen, her latest enterprise, is the UK's first company to bring an all-women group of entrepreneurs under one roof. Angela's hand-picked team encompasses strategic development, sales and marketing, design, PR, and telemarketing. The company's client-base includes Coors Brewery, Talk Talk and the Probation Service.
Angela was previously commercial director at Sheffield Theatres, jointly responsible for a £40 million turnover. Angela has not undertaken any political activity during the past five years.
Jas has spent his career in a variety of roles in local government and housing associations. Appointed chief executive in 2003, he has successfully helped to transform Ashram Housing Association into a national award-winning organisation.
He brings knowledge and experience of housing, regeneration and leadership of a large third-sector organisation. He is a strong advocate of social cohesion and innovative in championing the needs of under represented groups. His main areas of economic interest are with improving economic prosperity for all and
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He has held a number of non-executive board positions in the charities and public sectors. Jas is a lifelong Wolves fan and season-ticket holder. He has not undertaken any political activity during the past five years.
Regional Development Agencies: East Midlands
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Jones of Birmingham): My right honourable friend the Minister for State for Competitiveness (Stephen Timms) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I have decided to appoint the new board members listed below:
Michael Seals and Ann Cartwright.
The new appointments will all be for a period of three years.
The appointments will begin on 14 December 2007 and will expire on 13 December 2010.
I have placed further details of the new appointments in the Libraries of both Houses. They were all made in accordance with the code of practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Michael Seals is principally a farmer at The Hall Farm in South Derbyshire. Previously he helped develop and still retains an interest in the Dove Valley Park development also in South Derbyshire.
Michael Seals has been chairman of the National Fallen Stock Company Ltd since 2003, a Defra initiative designed to assist farmers in fulfilling obligations under European regulation. He has held various posts in the National Farmers’ Union, and is currently its food law spokesman. Previously, he was a member of the BBC National Rural Affairs Advisory Committee.
Ann Cartwright is director of Brooke McNee Leadership Development Consultancy. Previous to this she was the chief executive of Family First Ltd, a registered Social Landlord in Nottingham.
Ann Cartwright is currently director and company secretary of Nottingham CVS and chair of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire CIPD branch committee.
Regional Development Agencies: South East of England
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Jones of Birmingham): My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Competitiveness (Stephen Timms) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
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I have decided to appoint the new board members listed below:
and to re-appoint the existing board members listed below:
Imtiaz Farookhi and Professor Bill Wakeham.
All the above appointments will be for a period of three years.
The appointments will begin on 14 December 2007 and will expire on 13 December 2010.
I have placed further details of the appointments in the Libraries of both Houses. They were all made in accordance with the code of practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Dolores Byrne has spent over 25 years working in the high technology sector both in government and in industry, and is currently MD Innovation in QinetiQ, an international defence and technology company. Dolores graduated in physics from Queen's University Belfast and also holds an MBA from Southampton University. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and has served as vice-president of the Institute of Physics. Dolores was a member of the national WISE Board (Women in Science & Engineering), a member of the board of the MoD Defence Engineering and Science Group and was a school governor for seven years. She is currently a member of the board of AIRTO (Association of Independent Research and Technology Organisations) and of the Science, Engineering and Technology Advisory Council of SEEDA. Dolores has not undertaken any political activity in the past five years.
Keith Riley BA (OU), BSc (Eng), CEng, FIMechE, MCIWM, MIoD, FRSA
Keith Riley is managing director, Group Technical Services of Veolia Environmental Services plc and has a wide experience in recycling and waste management, particularly working with local authorities. Notably, he worked with the Hampshire local authorities as managing director of Hampshire Waste Services, the private sector partner in Project Integra, that put the county and cities of Portsmouth and Southampton at the forefront of good practice in the UK.
Keith holds degrees in engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London, and in social sciences from the Open University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and is a chartered mechanical engineer. Prior to joining Veolia, he worked within both large and small companies, including holding senior positions in some blue-chip engineering companies such as Babcock and Rolls-Royce, where he gained extensive experience working overseas.
Keith is chairman and trustee of the Resource Recovery Forum, a trustee of the Veolia Environmental Trust and trustee of Hampshire Natural Resources Trust. He also serves as an industrial adviser to several universities on resource and wastes management.
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Keith is married with one son and two daughters and has lived within the south-east region for over 30 years. His main interests are choral music and historical buildings.
Imtiaz Farookhi joined SEEDA's non-executive board on 14 December 2004. Imtiaz is chief executive of NHBC which provides warranty, risk-management and regulatory services to the UK house building and wider construction industry. He has been chief executive at NHBC since 1997. He was born in Washington DC, and was educated at the Universities of Kent and London. He has a track record of improving corporate and operational efficiency and effectiveness.
A former board member of the Environment Agency and of the Learning and Skills Council, Imtiaz has substantial experience in both urban regeneration and post-16 education policy. He has also served on the Further Education Funding Council, on several public private partnerships and as a non-executive on a training and enterprise council and on a business link. He is currently chairman of the National Skills Forum for Construction and the Built Environmental, and a board member of CITB—Construction Skills.
As NHBC's chief executive, Imtiaz plays a key role in highlighting issues facing UK house-building such as skills shortages, sustainable development and customer service. He has developed and extended NHBC's range of services and restructured its operations with sustained growth in turnover and balance sheet strength. He has also instigated a review of NHBC's services and a restructuring of its operations.
Professor Bill Wakeham was appointed to SEEDA's non-executive board on 14 December 2004. A chemical engineer by training, Bill has been vice chancellor of the University of Southampton since October 2001. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and the Institute of Physics. He is a chartered engineer and a chartered physicist. Bill joined the University of Southampton from Imperial College, where he was deputy rector from 1997. In a career spanning 30 years at Imperial College he was appointed pro-rector (research) in 1996, and pro-rector (resources) in 1999. He oversaw the college's merger with a series of medical schools and stimulated its activities in entrepreneurship.
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Bill was chair of SEEDA's South East Science, Engineering and Technology Advisory Committee (SESETAC) until 1995, and plays a leading role on the board of the Southampton Strategic Partnership. Among other professional activities, he is a non-executive director of COGENT, the sector skills council for chemicals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymers; a non-executive director of Meridian TV; and an executive member of the Worldwide Universities Network. He is also a member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Bill has also authored, co-authored or edited seven books and published over 350 papers in the open scientific and engineering literature research fields of thermophysical properties of fluids, intermolecular forces and thermodynamics.
He has an honorary degree from the University of Lisbon, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by Exeter University, and is a Fellow of Imperial College. In 1997, he was awarded the Touloukian Medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was Rossini Lecturer at the International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2000; and Ared Cezairliyan Lecturer at the International Thermal Conductivity Conference in 2001.
Statistics: Pre-release Access
Lord Davies of Oldham: My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Jointly with the Cabinet Office, I am today publishing Limiting pre-release access to statistics: a consultation document, copies of which have been deposited in the Libraries of the House. This fulfils the commitment I made to Parliament on 2 July that the Government will consult publicly on the rules and principles for pre-release access to official statistics in their final form.
The consultation document sets out how, as a part of The Governance of Britain programme of constitutional renewal, the Government are proposing to tighten the rules and principles under which pre-release access can be granted.
The Government welcome views on the proposals set out in the consultation document by 3 March 2008. The consultation responses will be used to inform the rules and principles for pre-release access that will then be laid before Parliament by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for approval under the affirmative procedure.
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