Non-departmental Public Bodies (Hansard, 26 January 1996)

§ Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which members of which non-departmental public bodies are current local authority councillors; how much time annually each spends on each body; and what is the salary paid for each position. [8473]

§ Mr. Kynoch
Fifty-five local authority councillors currently hold Secretary of State appointments to executive non-departmental public bodies, health boards and NHS trusts. These appointments are made on an individual basis, and not as a representative of any particular interest or group. The details are as set out in the table. The time spent is the minimum required and appointees usually will spend additional time, for example, in preparing for meetings or serving on sub-committees. The figures exclude appointments by local authorities to bodies on which they have statutory representation.
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§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the helplines, or schemes which include a helpline service, for which his Department provides any funding, stating which are(a) independent organisations, (b) run by his Department or agencies of his Department or (c) of another classification; how many calls each received in each of the last five years; and how much money each received from his Department in each of the last five years. [9801]

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The Scottish Office contributes to two UK-wide national helplines. The Scottish figures recorded by financial year are set out in the following table:

Helpline Year commenced Amount paid by The Scottish Office to operating Company £ Number of calls

National

AIDS 1990–91 143,000 91,371

1991–92 156,000 170,184

1992–93 193,000 11,543

1993–94 197,000 73,442

One Scotland-only Helpline in contracted out by the Scottish Office to an operating company:

Helpline Year commmenced Amount (£)paid by the Scottish Office to operating company Number of calls

NHS Helpline ¹29 October 1992 90,188 2,143

1993 225,738 12,521

1994 215,338 24,017

1995 196,982 14,736

¹Figures recorded by calendar year.

The Scottish Office runs an inquiry line operated by its own staff:

Helpline Year commenced Scottish Office costs £ Number of calls

Inquiry line October 1993 ¹171,000 1,989

1994 5,000 3,594

1995 5,000 3,459

¹Includes establishment and initial publicity costs.

Helpline	Year commenced	Amount paid by The Scottish Office to operating Company £	Number of calls
National
AIDS	1990–91	143,000	91,371
	1991–92	156,000	170,184
	1992–93	193,000	11,543
	1993–94	197,000	73,442

One Scotland-only Helpline in contracted out by the Scottish Office to an operating company:
Helpline	Year commmenced	Amount (£)paid by the Scottish Office to operating company	Number of calls
NHS Helpline	¹29 October 1992	90,188	2,143
	1993	225,738	12,521
	1994	215,338	24,017
	1995	196,982	14,736
¹Figures recorded by calendar year.

Helpline	Year commenced	Scottish Office costs £	Number of calls
Inquiry line	October 1993	¹171,000	1,989
	1994	5,000	3,594
	1995	5,000	3,459
¹Includes establishment and initial publicity costs.