§ Mr. Deanasked the Prime Minister what is the number of permanent standing advisory committees which are in being at present to advise Her Majesty's Government on various aspects of policy; in how many cases it is usual for the reports of these committees to be published; and in how many cases the reports are made confidentially to Ministers.
§ The Prime Minister251, 117 and 134, respectively. Of the total, five have been set up since 16th October, 1964.