HC Deb 15 March 1973 vol 852 cc410-1W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Prime Minister if he will list the name of the committees or commissions set up to investigate various matters for which he has responsibility and which have reported since January 1971 or which are still serving; if he will give the name of the chairman and the number of men and women members of each body respectively; and if he will give the date of the issue or anticipated issue of the report.

The Prime Minister

The following is the information:

The Chairman of the Panel is Mr. C. R. Ross, a member of the Central Policy Review Staff, and other members are: Mr. M. Abercrombie, FRS: Director, The Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge. Formerly Professor of Zoology, University College, London. Mr. E. Grebenik: Head of the Civil Service College. Joint Editor of Population Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, International Union for Scientific Study of Population, formerly Professor of Social Studies, Leeds University. Mr. G. B. Richardson: Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, and University Reader in Economics. Mr. B. C. Brown: Chief Statistician, Department of the Environment. Mr. A. J. Collier: Under-Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security. Miss J. H. Thompson: Chief Statistician, Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys.

I shall endeavour to publish the full report before the Second Reading of the National Health Service Reorganisation Bill, and shall make Government's attitude to the report known to Parliament when the report is published.

Mr. Bishop

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the name of the committees or commissions set up to investigate various matters for which he has responsibility and which have reported since January 1971 or which are still serving; if he will give the name of the chairman and the number of men and women members of each body, respectively; and if he will give the date of the issue or anticipated issue of the report.

Members {including Chairman)
Name of Commission or Committee Name of Chairman Men Women Anticipated Date of Report
Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury. Lord Pearson 14 2 Not yet known.
Law Commission Mr. Justice Cooke 5 Reports on special subjects, and annually.
Council on Tribunals Baroness Burton of Coventry. 12 4 Reports on special subjects and annually.
Committee on the Law of Contempt of Court. Lord Justice Phillimore 7 Summer 1973.
Committee on the Law of Defamation. Mr. Justice Faulks 9 1 By the end of the year.
Law Reform Committee Lord Justice Orr 11 Reports from time to time on special subjects.
Committee on Legal Education Mr. Justice Ormrod 13 Reported 25th January 1971.
Committee on European Judgments Convention. Lord Kilbrandon 10 Not yet known.
Committee of Inquiry into the Public Trustee Office. H. R. Hutton, Esq. 3 25th November 1971.
Legal Aid Advisory Committee Lord Hamilton of Dalzell. 7 2 Reports annually.

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