HC Deb 19 December 1975 vol 902 cc823-4W
Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Prime Minister if he will list the Royal Commissions and committees of inquiry which are now sitting and indicate when they are expected to report.

The Prime Minister

The following is the information:

Royal Commissions and Date on which expected to report

  • Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution—Reports from time to time.
  • Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury—Date unknown.
  • Royal Commission on the Press—Interim Report early 1976.
  • Royal Commission on Standards of Conduct in Public Life—Date unknown.
  • Royal Commission on Distribution of Income and Wealth—Reports from time to time.
  • Royal Commission on the National Health Service—Not yet formally established by Royal Warrant.
  • Royal Commission on Gambling—Not yet formally established by Royal Warrant.
  • Security Commission—Reports at the conclusion of each investigation referred to it.
  • Working Party on the Film Industry—Before Christmas.
  • Committee of Privy Counsellors to consider Ministerial Memoirs—Date unknown.

Review Bodies on:

  • Armed Forces Pay—Reports from time to time.
  • Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration—Reports from time to time.
  • Top Salaries—Reports from time to time.

Departmental committees of inquiry are the responsibility of the Minister concerned.