§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Power how many statutory appointments are within his patronage; and how many of the recipients of this patronage are of Scottish domicile.
§ Mr. MasonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 19th November, 1968—[Vol. 773, c.246]—about paid statutory appointments. In addition I am entitled to make up to about 800 unpaid statutory appointments (mainly to Consultative and Consumers' Councils). It would not be practicable to try to distinguish which of the holders of these appointments are of Scottish domicile.