21 December 2006
The Queen has approved the appointments of Jon Owen Jones Esq and Mrs Judith Webb as non-executive Forestry Commissioners for Wales from 18 January 2007.
Biographical Notes:
Mr Jones was a Member of Parliament until 2005, and is a former Minister for the Environment, Farming and Forestry in the Welsh Office. He was also a member of the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Select Committee, and has a long and distinguished career in Welsh politics, having served in a number of key roles and committees. He will chair the Forestry Commission’s National Committee for Wales, which undertakes some of the Forestry Commissioners’ functions in Wales.
Mrs Webb has worked extensively in Wales, running her own business specialising in woodland management, land-use policy and conservation schemes. She is a former chair of Defra’s Rural Development Service, and a current member of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s forestry committee, the Forestry Commission’s National Committee for England, and a director and trustee of the Deer Initiative. She was also a member of the Forestry Commission’s Regional Advisory Committee for Wales until 2004 and she will step down from the Commission’s National Committee for England in January.
Mr Jones and Mrs Webb have been appointed for initial terms of three years each from 18th January 2007. They replace Mr Anthony Bosanquet and Mr Gareth Wardell, whose terms of office have expired.
Notes for Editors:
The Forestry Commission works to improve the lives of people in Britain through the many benefits provided by sustainably managed woods and forests. It supports woodland managers with grants, felling licences, regulation and advice; promotes the benefits of forests and forestry; and advises Ministers in the UK Government, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government on forestry policy. It manages more than 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of public forest land owned or leased by Ministers to provide a wide range of public benefits, including sustainable timber production, public recreation, nature conservation, and rural and community development. Through its Forest Research agency, it conducts scientific research and technical development relevant to forestry.
The Board of 11 Forestry Commissioners oversees the work of the Forestry Commission on behalf of forestry Ministers. There are four executive Commissioners (the Director-General and the Directors England, Scotland and Wales) and seven non-executive Commissioners.
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