Natural England Deputy Chair appointed
Tuesday, 31 July 2018 13:38
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Michael Gove, has appointed The Rt Hon the Lord Blencathra as
Deputy Chair of Natural England (NE) until the end of his term as
an NE Board Member on 11 March 2021. This follows the announcement
of his appointment to the NE Board in March 2018. Natural
England is a non-departmental public body, set...Request free trial
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs, , has appointed The Rt
Hon the as Deputy Chair
of Natural England (NE) until the end of his term as an NE
Board Member on 11 March 2021. This follows the
announcement of his appointment to the
NE Board in March 2018.
Natural England is a non-departmental public body, set
up under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities
Act 2006. Its remit is to ensure the natural
environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the
benefit of present and future generations.
Non-executive board members of Natural England have
collective responsibility for the strategic direction
and overall performance of the organisation. They make
sure that Natural England is properly and effectively
managed and provide stewardship for the public funds
entrusted to the organisation.
will
continue to receive remuneration at the rate of £328
per day although there will be in an increase to his
current time commitment of 36 days per annum.
Biography
is a Member
of the House of Lords where he chairs a Select
Committee and has been appointed to the Council of
Europe. He was formerly Minister of State at the Home
Office and a Minister at the Department of the
Environment in the 1990s. At the Earth Summit in Rio in
1992 he led for the UK and launched the Darwin
Initiative. He formerly represented England’s largest
rural constituency as the Member of Parliament for
Penrith and The Border. He joined the Natural England
Board in March 2018. has multiple
sclerosis and uses a wheelchair.
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