§ 71. Mr. HUTCHISONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of committees and commissions sitting at the present time, and by which Government these were appointed; and if he can give the approximate dates when such committees and commissions are likely to report?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAExcluding Standing and Statutory Committees, etc., the number of Government-appointed 1157 committees and commissions sitting at the present time is 25. Of these eight were appointed by the present Government, one by the first National Government, 14 by the preceding Labour Government, and two by the last Conservative Government. In 15 cases the approximate date when such committees and commissions are likely to report finally cannot be given. In five cases the report is definitely expected this year; in three cases in the first half of 1933; and in two cases in the second half of 1933.