HC Deb 18 February 1975 vol 886 cc325-6W
Mr. Edelman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many offices of profit are within his gift whose incumbents are not recruited through the normal Civil Service channels; and what is their value.

Mr. Booth

Production of a full list would involve a disproportionate cost to public funds. There are some 650 salaried and fee-paid appointments in the gift of the Secretary of State whose incumbents are not recruited through the normal Civil Service channels. The annual cost of salaries and fees is of the order of £600,000. Not all of the cost falls directly on my Department's Vote.