§ LORD MITCHISONasked Her Majesty's Government:
To list the Departmental Committees or Committees of Inquiry with their dates of appointment, their Chairmen and their subject-matter or terms of reference, being Committees (a) appointed since the last General Election to report to the Home Secretary or to the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland, (b) one or more of the members of which were not civil servants, and (c) the Reports of which have not yet been published.
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§ LORD STONHAMThe information asked for is as follows:
Departmental Committee on the Fire Service: appointed February, 1967; Chairman, Sir Ronald Holroyd, F.R.S.; to inquire into and make recommendations on:
- (a) the principles which should govern the organisation of the fire service in Great Britain;
- (b) the relationship between the central Government and local fire authorities; the functions of the fire service; measures for maintaining its efficiency; the arrangements for recruiting and training its members and ensuring that the best use is made of the manpower available; and the machinery for determining pay and conditions of service;
- (c) the need for further fire prevention measures;
- (d) fire research and the application of its results.
Reports to the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Departmental Committee on London Taxi Cab Trade: appointed October, 1967; Chairman, The Hon. A. Maxwell Stamp; to inquire into the operation, structure and economy of the taxi cab and private hire car trades in London; to consider the respective roles of the two services in the carriage of passengers. in London and the statutory controls needed for their safe and efficient performance; and to make recommendations.