§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Prime Minister how many statutory appointments are within his patronage; and how many of the recipients of this patronage are of Scottish domicile.
§ The Prime MinisterAs far as paid appointments are concerned, I would refer the hon. Lady to the Answer I gave on 3rd December to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton). The number of unpaid appointments for which I have 349W similiar responsibility amounts to approximately 200. Information on how many holders of these appointments are of Scottish domicile is not readily available.