§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed by(a) advisory bodies and (b) tribunals to whose boards he appointed in (i) 1979 and (ii) 1993.
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation on the number of staff employed by advisory bodies and tribunals for 1979 is not available. The information for 1993 is as follows:
Advisory bodies 1Employees Welsh Language Board2 6 Sea Fisheries Committees3 — North Western and North Wales 10 South Wales4 13 Tribunals5 Notes: 1 Ten Welsh Office staff were seconded to the Local Government Boundary Commission (six secondees) and the Local Government Reorganisation Advisory Committee on Staffing Matters (four secondees). 2 Became an executive body on 21 December 1993 following Royal Assent to the Welsh Language Act. 3 Sea fisheries committees are funded by local authorities. 4 Secretary of State for Wales appoints 17 of the 56 members of sea fisheries committees. 5 Five Welsh Office staff were seconded to the rent assessment panel. The Secretary of State for Wales appoints 30 of the 51 members of rent assessment panels.