§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Employment 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. John GrantThe directory was first published in 1976: The following is the information that can be produced without incurring disproportionate costs. The numbers of appointments held were:
Mid-1976 111 Mid-1977 132 Mid-1978 162 It is estimated that he annual rate of expenditure on salaries and fees at mid-1977 was £279,000 and at mid-1978 was £307,000.