§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 17 January,Official Report, column 400, how many appointments to public positions have been made by his Department in the last year.
Mr. Robert G. HughesSeventy-five appointments have been made to Cabinet Office and Office of Public Service and Science public bodies in the last year. Of these, 57 were to the new research councils announced in the White Paper "Realising Our Potential".