Sir J. Lanford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total number of paid public appointments made by him in each of the last four years as recorded in the Directory of Paid Public Appointments made by Ministers; and what was the total cost to the public purse of these appointments in each of these years.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th July 1978, c. 220], gave the following information:
The information is based on the ten bodies, for which my right hon. Friend is responsible, listed in the current edition of the Directory of Paid Public Appointments made by Ministers.