§ Mr. Ridleyasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out a list of all advisory committees, subordinate boards, commissions, agencies, or other official committees responsible to him.
§ Mr. MasonThe following is a list of bodies which are responsible to the Board of Trade or on behalf of which the board exercises some direct or indirect sponsoring functions:
- Census of Production Advisory Committee.
- Census of Distribution Advisory Committee (not in being at the moment but a new one is about to be set up).
- Committee on Consumer Credit.
- Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms.
- Athlone Fellowship Management Committee.
- Committee to Examine British Patent System and Patent Law.
- Standing Advisory Committee on Patents.
- Trade Mark Liaison Group.
- Accountancy Advisory Committee.
- Regional Advisory Committees for Civil Aviation (six).
- Commission on the Third London Airport.
- Standing Joint Committee on Private and Club Flying and Gliding.
- Civil Aviation Control Advisory Committee.
- Inquiry into Precision Approach Radar.
- Air Traffic Control Board.
- Cinematograph Films Council.
- National Film Finance Corporation.
- British Film Fund Agency.
- British Tourist Authority.
- English Tourist Board.
- Companies Acts Advisory Committee.
- British National Export Council (plus 12 Area Committees).
- East European Trade Council.
- Sino-British Trade Council.
- Hovercraft Consultative Committee.
- Board of Trade Standing Advisory Committee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Ships (packaged goods).
- Board of Trade Special Working Group on the Carriage by Sea of Dangerous Chemicals in bulk.
- Committee on the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil.
- Working Group on Safety Appliances for Pleasure Yachts under 45 ft. in length.
- Steering Committee on the Safety of Merchant Seamen.
- Committee of Inquiry into Shipping.
- The Consumer Council.
- Council of Industrial Design and the Scottish Committee of Industrial Design.
- Ships' Wireless Working Party.
490 - Maritime Radio Beacon Committee.
- Safety of Navigation Committee.
- Committee to Review the Search and Rescue Organisation of the United Kingdom.
- Radio Aids Marine Navigation Application Committee.
- Lifesaving Committee.
- Committee on Inflatable Liferafts.
- Lifejacket Committee.
- Tanker Lifeboat Committee.