§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. Merlyn ReesThe number of appointments made by my predecessor and myself in the years beginning 1st April is as follows:
1974–75 55 1975–76 40 1976–77 48 1977–78 38 The precise cost of these appointments cannot readily be identified but for those made in 1977–78 expenditure on salaries and fees in a full year would amount to approximately £55,000.