§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many full-time and part-time appointments, respectively, are made by him which are not subject to regulation by the Civil Service Commission; what is 406W the total sum paid annually as salary and expenses for such appointments; and if he will take steps to reduce the number of posts.
§ Mr. ShoreI am currently responsible for making four full-time and 1,905 part-time public appointments. Some 61 per cent. of these are unpaid and the total cost in salaries and fees of the remainder is about £830,000. Figures for travel and subsistence costs are not readily available.
Since my hon. Friend asked a similar Question in May last year the number of appointments has decreased by 157.