§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many non-departmental public bodies or similar agencies to which holders of his office make appointments existed in 1979 and in 1993; and if he will list in cash and real terms the total administrative costs, the salaries of each appointed worker and the amount spent in implementing their statutory duties.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information available is as follows:
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Number of Staff Employed Executive NHS Total 1978–79 7,548 150,321 57,869 1 April 1993 2,000 1 255,900 57,900 1 Estimated figure 2 At 1 September 1993
Gross Expenditure Executive NHS Expenditure by welsh Office in support of Executive and Advisory Bodies and Tribunals Total £ million 1978–79 1212.32 13411.000 n/a 3623.320 4589.876 41,141.857 — 41,731.733 1992–93 510.00 51,871.862 4 2,385.862 1 Estimated figure. 2 At 1 September 1993. 3 About in cash. 4 Amount at 1993–93 prices 5 Provisional figure Information on the salaries of each appointed worker and the amount spent in implementing their statutory duties is not available.
The information given is taken from the Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies (January 1980 Cmnd. 7797) and Public Bodies 1993 (HMSO) which are available in the Library of the House.
The figures include public bodies to which the Secretary of State for Wales does not make appointments; it is not possible to disaggregate the data to include only those bodies to which he makes appointments.