Non-Departmental Bodies (Hansard, 11 December 1980)

§ The Prime Minister

The information sought is not available in all Departments in the form requested. Much of it could only be obtained and verified at disproportionate cost.

Following is the information available from departmental records:

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Five chairmen, two deputy chairmen and 24 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. None of the chairmen or members appointed since May 1979 are former civil servants. Nine appointees since 3 May 1979 currently hold a total of 12 official positions on other non-departmental bodies.

Seven hold one other position each.
One holds two other positions.
One holds three other positions.

Office of Arts and Libraries 71 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 is a former civil servant. It is not known if any appointees since 3 May 1979 hold positions with other non-departmental bodies.

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Cabinet Office One chairman and six members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 is a civil servant. One appointee since 3 May 1979 holds one other position on another non-departmental body.

Central Office of Information One member of a non-departmental public body has been replaced since 3 May 1979. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 is a former civil servant. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 holds other positions on non-departmental bodies.

Civil Service Department One chairman, one deputy chairman and 13 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Three appointees—to the Civil Service Appeal Board—since May 1979 are former civil servants:

Sir Basil Hall
Mr. K. C. Lawrence
Mr. H. Tennant

One appointee since 3 May 1979 holds three appointments on other non-departmental bodies. Two appointees hold two other such appointments.

Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Eleven members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 are former civil servants. None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 currently hold positions on other non-departmental bodies. (Three chairmen and two members have left without being replaced.)

Ministry of Defence Six chairmen and 72 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979.

Department of Education and Science Seven chairmen and 137 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Seven of the appointees since 3 May 1979 are former civil servants:

Mr. A. Rowe
Professor J. Merriman
Sir H. Bondi
Sir A. Watt Kay
Sir J. Lighthill
Mr. R. G. Smethurst
Mr. M. J. V. Sheffield

12 of the appointees since 3 May 1979 hold a total of 18 positions on other non-departmental bodies.

Department of Employment 2,278 chairmen and members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. (These include 1,497 appointments made on the reduction of district manpower committees from 220 to 88, 483 appointments made on the reconstitution of disablement advisory committees which, after 1 April 1981, will be reduced to the same level as district manpower committees, 132 appointments made on reconstitution or as ad hoc replacements on industrial training boards). The following additional appointments have been made since 3 May 1979:

to the Employment Appeal Tribunal	3
to the Advisory Committee on Women's Employment	3

The following new bodies have been set up since 3 May 1979: two new wages councils (six appointments), two new advisory committees set up by the Health and Safety Executive (61 appointments). So far as departmental records show no appointees since 3 May 1979 were formerly civil servants though some civil servants serve on some advisory bodies as part of their normal duties and replacements are made on change of duties. 16 of the 2,278 appointees hold one other appointment to a non-departmental body. One holds two other such appointments. 10 of the 16 serve on more than one wages council.

Department of Energy Three chairmen and seven members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Two appointees since 3 May 1979 were civil servants:

Sir H. Bondi
Dr. A. A. L. Challis

472W One appointee holds two other positions on non-departmental public bodies. One appointee holds one other position on a non-departmental body.

Department of the Environment/Department of Transport 12 chairmen, 10 deputy chairmen/vice chairmen and 159 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. (Traffic commissioners who are unpaid, are appointed by the Minister of Transport from panels of persons nominated by county/regional and district councils. Nominations to a panel take effect from 15 November each year. The above figures do not include traffic commissioners.) Two appointees since 3 May 1979 are former civil servants:

Mr. T. L. Beagley
Mr. C. P. Scott-Malden

14 people hold more than one position on a non-departmental board 10 of these hold two appointments. Three hold three appointments. One holds four appointments.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excluding Overseas Development Administration) 39 chairmen and members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Six appointees since 3 May 1979 were formerly civil servants:

Miss E. Emery
Sir Philip Adams
Sir D. Tebbitt
Sir N. Statham
Mr. R. R. McAlpine
Mr. R. R. G. B. Smedley

Two appointees to executive bodies or tribunals since 3 May 1979 currently hold one other official position each on other non-departmental bodies. This information is not available in respect of advisory bodies.

Department of Health and Social Security In respect of bodies set up since 3 May 1979: One member has been replaced. No appointees since 3 May 1979 were formerly civil servants. 25 appointees to non-departmental bodies set up since 3 May 1979 hold other official positions on non-departmental bodies, three of them hold two other positions. (These figures include one person who is an officer, not a member of the Health Education Council and one who is an officer, not a member, of the Commission for Racial Equality).

Home Office 38 members of non-departmental executive bodies have been replaced since 3May 1979. One appointee since 3 May 1979 is known to be a former civil servant: Mr. P. S. Wilson-Dickson Information about other official positions on non-departmental bodies held by appointees since 3 May 1979 is not available and none of the information requested is held centrally in respect of advisory bodies and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost; over 250 bodies are involved.

Departments of Trade and Industry 364 chairmen and members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. 11 appointees since 3 May 1979 were former civil servants:

Dr. A. Stratton
Mr. R. F. Prosser
Mr. G. Choffot
Mr. F. C. Strachan
Mr. A. G. Rayner
Sir Gordon Booth
Mr. H. James
Mr. J. Caines
Mr. I. Halliday
Sir G. MacFarlane
Dr. J. A. Wood

Eight appointees are known to hold one other appointment. The information requested about the appointment of former civil servants and dual appointments could only be obtained at disproportionate cost in respect of the nationalised industries consumer councils.

Inland Revenue One member of a non-departmental body has been replaced since 3 May 1979. One member appointed since 3 May 1979 was a civil servant: Mr. E. V. Symons None of the appointees since 3 May 1979 currently hold positions on other non-departmental bodies. 473W (There are over 5,000 general commissioners of income tax. Providing information as requested in respect of these appointments would be disproportionately costly.)

Lord Advocate's Department No replacements have been made on non-departmental bodies since 3 May 1979.

Lord Chancellor's Department The Department is unable to provide comprehensive: information without incurring disproportionate costs but the following are such details as are readily available: Four chairmen and 53 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Four appointees since 3 May 979 were formerly civil servants:

Mr. H. Mark
Mrs. Registrar McFarlane
Mr. Justice Megarry
Dr. Tress

Five appointees since 3 May 1979 currently hold a total of seven official positions on other non-departmental bodies. Four told one ether position each and one holds three other positions.

Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments 252 chairmen and members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. 11 appointees since 3 May 1919 are former civil servants:

Mrs. R. Carswell
Mrs. C. Hopkirk
Mr. W. J. Crosier
Mr. W. T. Ewing
Mr. J V. Morrison
Rev. A. E. T. Harper
Mr. W. F. Mitchell
Mr. A. C. Brooke
Mr. C. A. Gadd
Mr. J McCusker
Mr. Cr. Pepper

97 appointees since 3 May 1979 bold a total of 208 other Meal positions on non-departmental bodies.

Overseas Development Administration 41 chairmen and members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Six appointees since 3 May 1979 were former civil servants:

Lord Grey of Naunton
Mr. K. G. Johnson
Professor P. D. Henderson
Mr. J. C Burgh
Mr. Williams
Mr. A. R. Melville

One appointee since 3 May 1579 currently holds one other official position on a non-departmental body.

Scottish Office 26 chairmen, 11 deputy chairmen and 235 members of ton-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Three appointees since 3 May 1979 were formerly civil servants:

Mr. R. D. M. Bell
Sir Norman Graham
Mr. R. A. Dingwall-Smith

35 appointees to non-departmental bodies since 3 May 1979 hold other official positions on non-departmental bodies. Of these

19 have two appointments
10 have three appointments
Two have four appointments
Four have five appointments

Her Majesty's Treasury 12 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. No appointees since 3 May 19'r9 are former civil servants. Four appointees since 3 May 1979 hold a total of five positions on other non-departmental bodies. Three hold one other and one holds two others.

Welsh Office Four chairmen and 28 members of non-departmental bodies have been replaced since 3 May 1979. Three appointees since 3 May 1979 were formerly civil servants:

Mr. H. W. Morris
Mr. I. Davey
Dr. E. Gwynn

Information on dual appointments is not held centrally and could only I e obtained at disproportionate cost. (The above figures relate to Secretary of State appointments only.)