HC Deb 19 December 1969 vol 793 cc482-3W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Minister of Technology if he will set out a list of all advisory committees, subordinate boards, commissions, agencies, or other official committees responsible to him.

Mr. Benn

The bodies on which I mainly rely for advice, which have a combined membership of nearly 700 made up of people with a wide knowledge and experience of industry, science and technology, are as follows:

List of Main Advisory Committees, Councils and Boards

  • Advanced Computer Technology Project Advisory Committee.
  • Advisory Board on Relations with Universities.
  • Advisory Committee for Chemicals and Process Engineering.
  • Advisory Committee for Hovercraft.
  • Advisory Committee on Investment Grants.
  • Advisory Committee for Machine Tools and Numerical Control.
  • Advisory Committee for Mechanical Engineering.
  • Advisory Committee for Mineral Processing and Metals Extraction.
  • Advisory Committee for Research on Measurements and Standards.
  • Advisory Committee for Shipbuilding and Shipping.
  • Advisory Committee on Tip Safety.
  • Advisory Council on Calibration and Measurement.
  • Advisory Council for Research and Development (Fuel and Power).
  • Advisory Council for Research and Development for Iron and Steel.
  • Advisory Council on Technology.
  • Aeronautical Research Council.
  • Automation Liaison Committee.
  • British Approval Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres Advisory Council.
  • Committee on Quality Assurance.
  • Committee on Tribology.
  • Domestic Coal Consumers Council.
  • Electronics Research Council.
  • Energy Advisory Council.
  • Explosives in Mines Committee.
  • Fire Research Station Steering Committee.
  • Forest Products Research Laboratory Steering Committee.
  • Furniture Development Council.
  • Hydraulics Research Station Steering Committee.
  • Industrial Coal Consumers Council.
  • Industrial Expansion Act Advisory Committee.
  • Industrial Reorganisation Corporation.
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  • Institute of Advanced Machine Tool and Control Technology Steering Committee.
  • Inter-service Metallurgical Research Council.
  • Iron and Steel Advisory Committee.
  • Iron and Steel Consumers Council.
  • Joint Government/Oil Industry Oil Planning Committee.
  • Joint Services (Non-Metallic) Materials Research Board.
  • Laboratory of the Government Chemist Steering Committee.
  • Machine Tool Expert Committee.
  • Machine Tool Technical Committee.
  • Metrication Board.
  • Mechanical Engineering Advisory Committee.
  • Mining Qualifications Board.
  • Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee.
  • National Advisory Council for the Motor Manufacturing Industry.
  • National Computing Centre.
  • National Electronics Council.
  • National Engineering Laboratory Advisory Board.
  • National Joint Pneumoconiosis Committee.
  • National Physical Laboratory Advisory Board.
  • National Research and Development Corporation.

Industrial Advisors Date of Appointment Previous Firm and Appointment Direct Cost
£
F. C. de Paula … 10th July, 1967 … Senior Executive Partner, Robson, Morrow & Co. 7,500
B. R. T. Aitken … 1st November, 1967 … Company Secretary, British Sidac Ltd. 5,165
N. L. Rigby … 1st April, 1968 … Chairman, Nabisco Limited 7,500
P. N. Davies … 1st January, 1969 … Director and Managing Director, B.M.C. Ltd., B.M.C. Service Ltd. 7,500
A. C. Buck … 1st October, 1969 … Director—Household Division, Reckitt & Colman Ltd. 7,500
D. J. Liston … 3rd November, 1969 … Managing Director, Shorko—Metal Box Limited 6,000

In addition to the direct cost shown, the estimated cost of support to this group is £22,000 per annum. This includes administration support, secretarial and office services, accommodation etc.