§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total cost in salaries and fees of the paid public appointments for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsIn 1975–76, about £275,000.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names and previous occupations of all those appointed to the public bodies for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI refer the hon. Member to the information given in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Pudsey (Mr. Shaw) on 11th May.—[Vol. 911, c. 89–94.] Since that information was provided, Professor Gordon Borne has ceased to be a member of the Equal Opportunities Commission and I have appointed Sir Alexander Glen to be a part-time member of the Horserace Totalisator Board.
Details of the previous full-time occupations of the board chairmen and members whom I have appointed on a full-time basis are as follows:
1973 … … … … 518 1974 … … … … 562 1975 … … … … 766 I regret that information regarding the citizenship of, and periods spent in prison by, persons in this group could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.