§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report the bodies to which he appoints members other than civil servants whose abolition has been announced since May; and if he will list in each case the cash savings that will result and the number of appointed members whose appointments will be terminated.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe results of a review of non-departmental bodies sponsored by Government Departments were presented 237W to Parliament on 16 January—Cmnd. 7797. Twelve such bodies are to be abolished by the Ministry of Defence; a further four are to he merged or their duties absorbed by bodies which will be retained. Details of the bodies concerned are given in chapter 4 of the White Paper, together with the savings, totalling £198,000 per annum, expected to be realised. The number of appointments which will be abolished is 358.