Select Committees

HC Deb 18 June 1986 vol 99 cc564-5W

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) officials and (b) Ministers from his Department gave evidence to Commons Select Committees in each of the Sessions (i) 1983–84 and (ii) 1984–85.

Mr. Alan Clark

The numbers of appearances of witnesses before Select Committees of the House of Commons in the Sessions of 1983–84 and 1984–85 were as follows:

	1983–84	1984–85
Ministers	4	3
Officials	23	21