Mr. H. Wilsonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many appointments he has made to the membership of the Monopolies Commission since July, 1953; how many of these hold rank as deputy chairmen; how many are half-time and part-time, respectively; and if he will state the present number of members of the Monopolies Commission, divided as above.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftTen, including the Chairman. There are no deputy chairmen. The Commission now consists of 16 members, of whom the Chairman178W different sizes relate, not to houses completed, but to houses in approved tenders, and are compiled for the year October to September in connection with the framing of the Department's annual Estimates. On this basis, the following are the figures:
alone is full-time. Three members devote a considerable part of their time to the work and the remainder are ordinary part-time members.
Mr. H. Wilsonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many officers from Government Departments have been seconded for duty with the Monopolies Commission; how the number of such staff has been increased since July, 1953; and how many are employed in an administrative or specialist capacity.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe number at 1st February, 1955, was 36. At 1st July, 1953, there were 27. Sixteen are at present employed in an administrative or specialist capacity.