§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Prime Minister what are the latest figures available for the number of public appointments within the gift of Her Majesty's Government; what breakdown is available of the numbers of people who have held more than one appointment; what ranges of payments were made; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterInformation about public boards of a commercial character is already published periodically (Cmnd. 5609). The remainder could not be collected and collated in the form requested without disproportionate cost. I have, however, decided that it would be right for more information to be available about paid posts and have instructed the Public Appointments Unit to prepare, in conjunction with Departments, a directory of paid public appointments made by Ministers for publication in the first half of 1976.