HC Deb 23 February 1965 vol 707 cc70-86W
Mr. Dean

asked the Prime Minister if he will name the permanent standing advisory committees advising Her Majesty's Government on various aspects of policy which report direct to him, and to each other Minister, respectively; in which cases the reports of these committees are published and in which cases confidential; and if he will give the dates on which the committees were set up.

The Prime Minister

The following is the reply:

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Advisory Committee on the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 Home Secretary Yes 1913
Carlisle State Management District Local Advisory Committee Home Secretary Yes 1916
Central Conference of Chief Con stables Home Secretary Yes 1918
Police Council for England and Wales Home Secretary Yes 1919
Electoral Advisory Conference Home Secretary Yes 1921 (transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Home Office in 1921. It was reconstituted in 1948)
State Management Districts Council Home Secretary Yes 1921
London Probation Committee Home Secretary Yes 1922
Probationary Advisory and Training Board Home Secretary Yes 1922
Poisons Board Home Secretary Yes 1933
The Central Training Council in Child Care Home Secretary Yes July, 1947
Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council for England and Wales Home Secretary Yes 1947
The Advisory Council on Child Care Home Secretary Yes 30.11.48
Central Committee on Common Police Services Home Secretary Yes 1948
The Advisory Committee on Deprivation of Citizenship Home Secretary Yes 24.4.50
The Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds for England and Wales Home Secretary Yes 26.11.54
Criminal Law Revision Committee Home Secretary Yes 2.2.59
Advisory Council on Employment of Prisoners Home Secretary Yes 29.2.60
The Commonwealth Immigrants Advisory Council Home Secretary Yes 12.7.62
Committee on the Clergy in War Home Secretary Yes 6.2.63
Advisory Committee on Service Candidates Home Secretary Yes 18.2.63
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Delinquency Home Secretary Not yet Reported 7.2.64
Home Office Research Advisory Committee Home Secretary Yes 10.3.64
Civil Defence Industrial Advisory Committee Home Secretary Yes 24.6.64
Overseas Migration Board Commonwealth Secretary Yes Spring 1953
Scottish Records Advisory Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1937
Scottish Police Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1919
Board of Governors of the Scottish Police College Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1955
Advisory Committee to the Board of Governors of the Scottish Police College Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1955
Controlling Committee of the Scottish Criminal Record Office Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1960
Common Police Services Examinations Board Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1922
Common Police Services Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1955
Scottish Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1947
Organisation and Training Committee of the Scottish Fire Ser vices Training School Secretary of State for Yes 1948

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Finance Committee of the Scottish Fire Services Training School Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Zone Police Commanders' Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1962
Zone Fire Commanders' Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1964
The Local Authority Civil Defence Co-ordinating Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1963
Scottish Probation Advisory and Training Council Secretary of State for Yes 1932
Advisory Committee on the Protection of Birds for Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1954
Scottish Advisory Council on the Treatment of Offenders Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1959
Scottish Standing Committee on Dental Health Education Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1959
Scottish Health Services Council Advisory Committee on Local Authority Services Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1949
Scottish Food Hygiene Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1956
Advisory Committee on Dairy Sterilisers Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1962
Scottish Advisory Committee on Consultant Establishments Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1962
Scottish Health Services Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Standing Dental Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Standing Medical Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Yes 1948
Standing Advisory Committee on Health Services in the Highlands and Islands Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Standing Advisory Committee on Laboratory Services Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1959
Scottish Agricultural Advisory Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1934
Scottish Agricultural Improvement Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1941
Scottish Horticultural Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1927
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1947
Scottish Water Advisory Committee Secretary of Slate for Scotland Yes 1946
Scottish Rivers Purification Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1956
Scottish Valuation Advisory Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1956
Buildings Standards Advisory Committee Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1959
Scottish Advisory Council on Child care Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1948
Scottish Technical Education Consultative Council Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1959
Standing Consultative Council on Youth and Community Service (formerly Standing Consultative Council on Youth Service in Scotland Which met for first time in December 1959; reconstituted on permanent basis in January 19864) Secretary of State for Scotland Yes 1964

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Scottish Standing Committee on Supply and Training of Teachers for Further Education (This body reports jointly to the Secretary of State and the Scottish Council for the Training of Teachers) Yes 1964
The Standing Advisory Committee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Explosives in Ships President Board of Trade Yes January, 1957
Accountancy Advisory Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1948
Advisory Council on Overseas Construction President Board of Trade Yes 1954
China Clay Council President Board of Trade Yes 1950
Cinematograph Films Council President Board of Trade Yes 1938
Consultative Committee for Industry President Board of Trade Yes 1947
Dyestuffs Advisory Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1952
Engineering Advisory Council President Board of Trade Yes 1946
Exhibitions Advisory Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1949
Export Guarantees Advisory Council President Board of Trade Yes 1939
Gauge and Tool Advisory Council President Board of Trade Yes 1946
Hand Tool Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1952
Insurance Consultative Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1946
National Advisory Council of the Motor Manufacturing Industry President Board of Trade Yes 1946
Tungsten Advisory Committee President Board of Trade Yes 1957
Council for Scientific Policy S/S Education and Science Yes 16.1.65
Radio-active Substances Advisory Committee S/S Education and Science Yes April, 1949
Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals S/S Education and Science Yes 9.2.54 (under title "The Advisory Committee on Poisonous Substances used in Agriculture and Food Storage"; reconstituted 24.3.64 under present title)
The Animals Advisory Committee S/S Education and Science Not yet reported 3.12.64
The Nature Resources (Technical) Committee S/S Education and Science Yes 30.11.50
The Steering Group on Space Research S/S Education and Science Yes 30.4.59
Committee on Manpower Resources for Science and Technology S/S Education and Science Yes 4.2.65
University Grants Committee S/S Education and Science Yes 4.7.19
Standing Advisory Committee on Grants to Students S/S Education and Yes 31.5.61
National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers S/S Education and Science Yes 1949
Central Advisory Council for Education (England) S/S Education Education and Science Yes 1945 (Reconstituted with present terms of reference June, 1963)
Central Advisory Council for Education (Wales) S/S Education and Science Yes 1945 (Reconstituted with present terms of reference 27.4.64)

Committee Reports to(or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
The National Advisory Council on Education for Industry and Commerce S/S Education and Science Yes 5.2.48
The United Kingdom Advisory Council on Education for Management S/S Education and Science Yes 3.2.61
The National Advisory Council on Art Education S/S Education and Science Yes 14.7.58
The Youth Service Development Council S/S Education and Science Yes 3.2.60
Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children S/S Education and Science Yes 1945 (Reconstituted 1956)
Central Housing Advisory Committee Minister of Housing Yes 1935
Central Advisory Water Committee Minister of Housing Yes 1946 (reconstituted 1955)
Standing Technical Committee on Synthetic Detergents Minister of Housing Yes 1957
Clean Air Council Minister of Housing Yes 1957
Advisory Committee on Buildings Of Special Architectural or Historic Interest Minister of Housing Yes 1945
Advisory Committee on Ironstone Restoration Minister of Housing Yes 1952
Committee on the Selection and Training of Supervisors Minister of Labour Yes 1953
National Joint Advisory Council Minister of Labour Yes 1939
Joint Consultative Committee Minister of Labour Yes 1940
Advisory Council on the relationship between Employment in the Services and Civilian Life Minister of Labour Yes 1950
Cost of Living Advisory Committee Minister of Labour Yes 1946
Ionising Radiations Regulations Committee Minister of Labour Yes 1956
Joint Standing Committee for the Pottery Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1960
Joint Standing Committee for the Drop Forging Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1961
Main Joint Standing Committee for the Wool Textile Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1949
Joint Standing Committee for the Wool Textile Industry for Scotland Minister of Labour Yes 1949
Joint Standing Committee for the Cotton Spinning Section of 'the Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1929
Joint Standing Committee on Cotton Weaving Minister of Labour Yes 1929
Joint Standing Committee on Conditions in Iron Foundries Minister of Labour Yes 1961
Joint Standing Committee on Conditions in Non-Ferrous Foundries Minister of Labour Yes 1961
Joint Standing Committee on Conditions in Steel Foundries Minister of Labour Yes 1961
Joint Standing Committee on the Use of Power Presses Minister of Labour Yes 1964
Joint Standing Committee for Paper Mills Minister of Labour Yes 1961
Joint Advisory Committee for the Cotton Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1929
Joint Standing Committee on Health and Welfare in the Cotton Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1960
Joint Advisory Committee for the Cutlery and Silver Ware Trades in Sheffield and District Minister of Labour Yes 1960
Central Training Council Minister of Labour Yes 1964
National Youth Employment Council Minister of Labour Yes 1948

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Advisory Board on Resettlement of Ex-Regulars (converted to Regional Resettlement Committees) Minister of Labour Yes 1957
Interdepartmental Committee on Trade Unions overseas Minister of Labour Yes 1962
National Advisory Council on the Employment of the Disabled Minister of Labour Yes 1945
Women's Consultative Committee Minister of Labour Yes 1941
National Institute for Housecraft Minister of Labour Yes 1946
Industrial Health Advisory Committee Minister of Labour Yes 1954
Advisory Panel on Radiological Problems in Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1945
Advisory Panel on Dermatological Problems in Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1942
Advisory Panel on Ophthalmological Problems in Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1944
Joint Advisory Committee on Safety and Health in the Construction Industry Minister of Labour Yes 1957
Standing Committee on Radiological Protection in Research and Teaching Minister of Labour Yes 1964
Interdepartmental Committee on Co-ordination of Industrial Research Minister of Labour Yes 1956
Advisory Committee on Technology Minister of Technology Yes 24.11.64
Agricultural Advisory Council Minister of Agriculture Yes January 1963
Horticultural Advisory Council Minister of Agriculture Yes January, 1963
Bee Disease Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes September, 1941
Bee Husbandry Committee(set up in in February, 1959 as the Bee Husbandry Sub-Committee of the Agricultural Improvement Council, became Committee in February, 1963, following the replacement of the A.I.C. by the Agricultural Advisory Council and the Horticultural Advisory council) Minister of Agriculture Yes February, 1963
Consumers Committee for England and Wales (set up in December, 1934, in abeyance during the war and post-waryears; reconstituted in December, 1953) Minister of Agriculture Yes December, 1953
Consumers Committee for Great Britain (see Note above) Minister of Agriculture Yes December, 1953
Committee of Investigation for England and Wales (set up in January, 1934 in abeyance during the war and post-war years; reconstituted in April, 1950) Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1950
Committee of Investigation for Great Britain (see Note above Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1950
Food Additives and Contaminants Committee (a Sub-Committee set up by the Food Standards Committee in December, 1960; reconstituted as a Committee in its own right in June, 1964) Minister of Agriculture Yes June,1964
Food Standards Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes November, 1947
Infestation Control Laboratory — Advisory Committee on Scientific Work of Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1960

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Milk and Milk Products Technical Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1954
Oceanographic and Meteorological Research—Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes July, 1954
Scientific Advisory Panel Minister of Agriculture Yes January, 1965
Farm Improvement Scheme Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes May, 1957
Food Research Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1960
Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England and Wales and Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Yes January, 1947
Sea Defences — Advisory Committee on Research designed to improve Minister of Agriculture Yes July, 1954
Fertilisers and Feedingstuffs Act 1926 — Advisory Committee(set up in February, 1927, in abeyance during the war and post-war years; reconstituted in September, 1950) Minister of Agriculture Yes September, 1950
Agricultural Chemicals Approval Scheme Scientific Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes June, 1960
Agricultural Statistics—Advisory committee Minister of Agriculture Yes February, 1948
Minister's Farm Settlements, Smallholdings Advisory Committees for Selection of Tenants (i) Station Bridge and Holbeach Estate (ii) Rolleston Estate (iii) Bosbury Estate Minister of Agriculture Yes December, 1954
Oats and Barley Deficiency Payments Minister of Agriculture Yes October, 1953
Wheat and Rye Deficiency Payments Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes October, 1953
Poultry Stock Improvement Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes February, 1945
Provincial Agricultural Economics Service—Advisory Committee Minister of Agriculture Yes November, 1945
Rabbits and other Land Pests—Advisory Council (Set up in May 1958 as Advisory Council on Rabbit Clearance; reconstituted in April, 1961 to take functions of the Land Pests Advisory Committee which was dissolved) Minister of Agriculture Yes April, 1961
Energy Advisory Council Minister of Power Yes January, 1965
National Advisory Committee on the Supply of Smokeless Fuels Minister of Power Yes May 1961
Advisory Council on Research and Development Minister of Power Yes July, 1960
Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee Minister of Power Yes June, 1960
Standing Committee on Accidental Deaths from Gas Poisoning Minister of Power Yes May, 1956
Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board Minister of Power Yes March, 1956
National Joint Pneumoconiosis Committee Minister of Power Yes July, 1947
London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee Minister of Transport Yes 1924
Advisory Committee on the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads Minister of Transport Yes April, 1956
Nationalised Transport Advisory Committee Minister of Transport Yes May, 1963
Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Advisory Committee on Agriculture, Animal Health, Forestry and Fisheries Minister of Overseas Development Yes 1961 (Created by Dept. of Technical Co-operation)
National Council for the Supply of Teachers Overseas (Originally responsible to the S/S Education and Science) Minister of Overseas Development Yes 1960 (Responsibility transferred to the Ministry of Overseas Development on 15.2.65)
The Medical Advisory Committee Minister of Overseas Development Yes 1963 (Created by Dept. of Technical Co-operation)
Advisory Committee on Co-operatives Overseas Minister of Overseas Yes 1962(Created by Dept. of Technical Co-operation)
Advisory Council on Administrative Training Minister of Overseas Development Yes 1962 (Created by Dept. of Technical Co-operation)
Council for Technical Education and Training for Overseas Countries Minister of Overseas Development Yes 1962 (Created by Dept. of Technical Co-operation)
Aeronautical Research Council Minister of Aviation Yes 1909
National Civil Aviation Consultative Committee Minister of Aviation Yes December, 1946
Transport Aircraft Requirements Committee Minister of Aviation Yes 2.3.54
Standing Committee on Recruitment for Civil Aviation Minister of Aviation Yes 24.9.56
Private and Club Flying and Gliding Committee Minister of Aviation Yes 13.11.58
Electronics Research Council Minister of Aviation Yes 1.4.60
National Insurance Advisory Committee Minister of Pensions and National Insurance Yes 28.10.47
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Minister of Pensions and National Insurance Yes 29.11.47
Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions Minister of Pensions and National Insurance Yes 10.12.21
Central Health Services Council Minister of Health Yes July, 1948
Standing Medical Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Dental Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Ophthalmic Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Nursing Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Maternity and Midwifery Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Mental Health Advisory committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Standing Cancer and Radiotherapy Advisory Committee Minister of Health Yes February, 1949
Advisory Committee on the Health and Welfare of Handicapped Persons Minister of Health Yes April, 1957
Committee on Medical and Nutritional Aspects of Food Policy Minister of Health Yes May, 1957
Committee on Bird Sanctuaries in the Royal Parks (England and Wales) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 29.4.47

Committee Reports to (or advises) Reports Published Reports (or advises) confidentially Date Set up
Advisory Committee on Forestry Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 13.4.54
Historic Buildings Council (England) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes August, 1953
Historic Buildings Council (Scotland) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes August, 1953
Historic Buildings Council (Wales) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes August, 1953
Ancient Monuments Board (England) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1913
Ancient Monuments Board (Scotland) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes March, 1914
Ancient Monuments Board (Wales) Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1913
Committee on Bird Sanctuaries in the Royal Parks (Scotland) (originally named Duddington Loch Works Bird Sanctuary Committee Renamed in October, 1964) Minister or Public Building and Works Yes August, 1925
London Building and Civil Engineering Joint Committee Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1946
Advisory Committee of Works of Art in the House of Commons Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1956
Osborne House Committee Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1.4.1903
Scottish United Services Museum Advisory Committee Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 21.4.48
National Consultative Council of the Building and Civil Engineering Industries Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1941
Standing Committee of the Council Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1941
Joint Advisory Panel for the Building and Civil Engineering Industries in Scotland Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1942
Joint Advisory Committee of the Building and Civil Engineering Industry in Wales Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1946
Nine Building and Civil Engineering Regional Joint Committees in England Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1946
Advisory Committee of Specialists and Sub-Contractors in the Building and Civil Engineering Industries Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1945
Advisory Committee on Works of Art Minister of Public Building and Works Yes 1956
Television Advisory Committee Postmaster-General Yes (Final Reports) 1935
Frequency Advisory Committee Postmaster-General Yes April, 1958
Mobile Radio Committee Postmaster-General Yes May, 1954
Law Reform Committee for Scotland Lord Advocate Yes December, 1954

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