§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT as much detailed information as may be readily available giving for the longest stated period of time the number of Royal Commissions appointed, the dates of their appointments and the dates when they reported; and what action was taken by the Government on such reports in each instance.
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§ The Prime MinisterThe following is a list of Royal Commissions appointed since 1944. I regret that the information for which the hon. Member asks in the last part of his Question could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost to public funds:
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Dare Appointed Date of Report 1944 Royal Commission on Population 1949 1944 Royal Commission on Equal Pay 1946 1946 Royal Commission on Justices of the Peace 1948 1946 Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors Terminated 1955 1947 Royal Commission on the Press 1949 1949 Royal Commission on Lotteries, Betting and Gaming 1951 1949 Royal Commission on Capital Punishment 1953 1950 Royal Commission on Taxation of Profits and Income 1953 and finally in 1955 1951 Royal Commission on Dundee (University College) and relationship with St Andrews University 1952 1951 Royal Commission on Marriage and Divorce 1956 1952 Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs 1954 1952 Royal Commission on Land and Population in East Africa 1955 1953 Royal Commission on Pay and Conditions of Service in the Civil Service 1955 1954 Royal Commission on the Law relating to Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency 1957 1955 Royal Commission on Common Land 1958 1957 Royal Commission on the Remuneration of Doctors and Dentists 1960 1957 Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London 1960 1959 Royal Commission on the Police 1962 1961 Royal Commission on the Press 1962 1964 Royal Commission on the Penal System in England and Wales Wound up in 1966 1965 Royal Commission on Trades Unions and Employers' Associations 1968 1965 Royal Commission on Prices and Incomes Wound up in 1967 1965 Royal Commission on Medical Education 1968
1966 Royal Commission on Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 1966 1966 Royal Commission on Local Government in England 1969 1966 Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland 1969 1966 Royal Commission on Assizes and Quarter Sessions 1969 1969 Royal Commission on Industrial Relations Wound up in 1971 1969 Royal Commission on the Constitution Not yet reported 1970 Royal Commission on Environmental Pollu-time Reports from time to time 1974 Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury Not yet reported.