Latest appointments

Latest appointments include:

Mr Rickard Lloyd Jones, a deputy secretary in the. Welsh Office, to be -Permanent Sccretai-y, Welsh C4Hce, in succession to Sir Trevor Hughes, who will retire at the end of September.

Mr Malcolm Kiimnins, aged 48, National Hunt steward at Ascot and Newbury. to be a trustee of the AscoI Authority from October.

Mr John Wells-Thorpe, Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects. to be. President of the Commohiwealth Association of Architects in-succession to Professor Peter Johnson. of Australia.

Irene, Lady Astor Gf Hever, to be one of the five honorary life members of the Commonwealth Press Union.

Mr Anelay Hart, partner in a Middlesborough legal practice, to be chairrnan of the RSPCA council in succession to Mrs Rachael Smith.

MrB. -Waltmsley, aged 49, promoted to under-secretary in the Department of Health and Social Security and to be in charge of the supplementary benefits division.

Mr Malcolm V. Hoare to be chairman of the London Bach Society and Steinitz Bach Players and Mr David. Barclay to be vicechairman.