HC Deb 02 March 1970 vol 797 cc18-20W
Mr. Sharples

asked the Minister of Technology if he will give a list of the boards and committees to which he appoints members other than civil servants; and if he will state the number of members serving on each such board or committee.

Mr. Benn

I appoint members other than civil servants to the following boards and committees (membership as at 1st January 1970 or later):

Advanced Computer Technology Project Advisory Committee 23
Advisory Board on Relations with Universities 9
Advisory Committee for Chemical & Process Engineering 9
Advisory Committee for Hovercraft 9
Advisory Committee on Investment Grants 9
Advisory Committee for Machine Tools and Numerical Control 6
Advisory Committee for Mechanical Engineering 10
Advisory Committee for Mineral Processing & Metals Extraction 10
Advisory Committee for Research on Measurements & Standard 8
Advisory Committee for Shipbuilding and Shipping 7
Advisory Committee on Tip Safety 5
Advisory Committee on Calibration & Measurement 16
Advisory Committee for Research & Development, Fuel & Power 13
Advisory Council for Research & Development, Iron & Steel 12
Advisory Council on Technology 16
Aeronautical Research Council 8
Area Electricity Boards (12) 105
Area Gas Boards (12) 90
British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment on Flammable Atmospheres Council 9
British Steel Corporation 16
Central Electricity General Board 8
Committee on Quality Assurance 3
Committee on Tribology 12
Domestic Coal Consumers Council 30
Electricity Consumers Councils (12) 325
Electricity Council 6
Electronics Research Council 8
Energy Advisory Council 13
English Industrial Estates Corporation 5
Explosives in Mines Committee 4
Fire Research Steering Committee 5
Forest Products Research Labortory Steering Committee 3
Furniture Development Council 16
Gas Consumers Councils (12) 331
Gas Council 6
Hydraulics Research Station Steering Committee 2
Industrial Coal Consumers Council 27
Industrial Expansion Act Advisory Committee 5
Industrial Reorganisation Corporation 11
Institute of Advanced Machine Tool and Control Technology Steering Committee 11
Iron & Steel Advisory Committee 13
Iron & Steel Consumers Council 25
Laboratory of the Government Chemist Sheering Committee 2
Machine Tool Expert Committee 10
Machine Tool Technical Committee 11
Materials Advisory Council 19
Metrication Board 13
Mining Qualifications Board 9
Ministry of Technology Advisory Committee 6
National Advisory Council for Motor Manufacturing Industry 15
National Coal Board 9
National Computing Centre 5
National Electronics Council 20
National Engineering Laboratory Advisory Board 6
National Joint Pneumoconiosis Committee 6
National Physical Laboratory Advisory Board 6
National Research Development Corporation. 14
Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee 19
Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board 12
Scottish Industrial Estates Corporation 5
Shipbuilding Industry Board 4
Standing Joint Committee on Metrication 9
Technical Committee on Oil Pollution 9
The Textile Council 17
Tool & Gauge Advisory Council 14
Torry Research Station Steering Committee 3
Transport Aircraft Requirements Committee 10
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 10
United Kingdom Committee on the Properties of Steam 14
U.K. National Committee on International Institute of Refrigeration 13
Warren Spring Laboratory Advisory Board 6
Water Pollution Research Laboratory Steering Committee 1
Welsh Industrial Estates Corporation 5