HC Deb 11 March 1976 vol 907 cc308-11W
42. Mr. Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those bodies, other than committees, to which he appoints members other than civil servants; and what is the number of members serving on each body.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

In addition to the appointments to the bodies listed below, appointments are made to other bodies by Departments in Northern Ireland under the provisions of paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974. These are also listed below. Northern Ireland Departments make these appointments under my direction and control in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974. In all cases Ministers are consulted.

I appoint the following numbers of members to the bodies indicated:

The Police Authority for Northern Ireland 17
Rathgael and Whiteabbey Training Schools Management Board 12
Board of Visitors:
HM Prison, Belfast 21
HM Prison, Armagh 13
HM Prison, Maze 18
HM Prison, Magilligan 20
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 2
Criminal Legal Aid Taxation Panel 8
Economic Council 30
Planning Appeals Commission 10
Tribunal constituted under Part 2, Sch.
II to the Health and Personal Social Services (NI) Order 1972 to inquire into the disqualification of persons providing general practitioner services 1
Armagh Observatory—Board of Governors 1
White Fish Authority 1
National Seed Development Organisation 1
General Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation 2
Home Grown Cereals Authority 1
United Kingdom Eggs Authority 1
British Wool Marketing Board 1
Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine 1
Council for Education and Training of Health Visitors 1

A number of the appointments listed are made jointly with the Secretaries of State or Ministers in charge of other Government Departments.

NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC BODIES TO WHICH APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS (PERMANENT SECRETARIES)
* Includes in some cases elected members Total No. *of Serving Members
Finance
Building Regulations Committee 11
Charities Advisory Committee 5
Construction Industry Advisory Council 24
Ulster Savings Committee 38
Statute Law Committee 18
Vaughans Charity 5
Public Service Training Committee 21
Health and SS
Health and SS Board—Eastern 34
Northern 30
Southern 24
Western 25
Supplementary Benefits Commission 4
Mental Health Review Tribunal 6
NI Central Services Agency for H and SS 11
NI Council for Nurses and Midwives 17
NI Staffs Council for Health and SS 24
NI Poisons Board 13
Attendance Allowance Board 10
Distinctive Awards Committee 8
N. Ireland Health and SS Council 22
Local National Insurance Appeals Tribunals 784
Post Graduate Medical Education Committee 27
Supplementary Benefits Appeals Tribunals 784
Advisory Committee to the UK Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work 17
Advisory Committee to the UK Central Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors 15
Central Advisory Committees for Nursery and Midwifery 18
Medical 17
Dental 12
Pharmaceutical 13
University Medical and Dental 16
Education
Education and Libraries Boards Belfast 33
South Eastern 31
Southern 31
Western 30
North Eastern 35
Board of Governors of Arts Council of NI 19
GCE Board 28
CSE Board 35
NI Schools Examination Council 28
The Staff Commission for Education Libraries Boards 13
Ulster Museum 14
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 14
Ulster College 24
Youth Committee for N Ireland 15
NI Sports Council 25
Boards of Governors—
Stranmillis College of Education 18
St. Mary's College of Education 17
St. Joseph's College of Education 16
Negotiating Committee on Teachers Salaries and conditions 15
Agriculture
Drainage Council 18
Foyle Fisheries Commission 4
Agriculture Wages Board 15
Agricultural Trust 9
Advisory Committee for Agricultural Training 8
Fishery Harbour Authority 6
Fisheries Conservancy Board 13
Livestock Marketing Commission 7
Agricultural Research Institute Trustees 9
Agriculture
Cattle Improvement Committee 9
General Agricultural Advisory Committee 18
Joint Advisory Committee on Seed Potato Marketing 8
Milk Marketing Board 13
Pigs Marketing Board 11
Pigs Production Development Committee 8
Pigs Marketing (Investment) Board 4
Seed Potato Marketing Board 9
NI Water Council—(Note these appointments are made jointly with Department of Environment) 25
Commerce
Local Enterprise Development Unit 7
Local Enterprise Development Unit Area Panels 17
NI Electricity Service Board 9
Board of Directors:
Ben Sherman (1975) Ltd. 4
Harland & Wolff 5
NI Electricity Consumers' Council 25
NI Finance Corporation 8
NI Tourist Board 9
Warrenpoint Harbour Authority 8
Hotels Grants Advisory Committee 7
Industries Development Advisory Committee 9
NI Trade Statistics Consultative Committee 9
Central Consumer Group 15
Panel for Science & Technology 9
Environment
NI Transport Holding Company 7
Northern Ireland Railways 5
Citybus 4
Ulsterbus 4
NI Carriers 5
NI Airports Authority 6
Historic Buildings Council 15
Historic Monuments Council 16
NI Fire Authority 17
NI Transport-Users Committee 9
NI Water Service Training Committee 8
Housing and Planning
NI Housing Executive 9
Ulster Countryside Committee 11
Nature Reserves Committee 12

NI Local Government Officers
Superannuation Committee 17
Lagan Valley Country Park Committee 15
Wild Birds Advisory Committee 11
NI Local Government Staff Commission 12
Manpower Services
Enterprise Ulster 12
NI Industrial Court 12
NI Industrial Tribunals 55
NI Industrial Training Executive 28
NI Industrial Training Council 17
Training Board for Clothing and Footwear Industry 16
Training Boards for Textile Industry 18
Training Boards for Food and Drink Industry 22
Training Boards for Man-made Fibres Industry 7
Training Boards for Road Transport Industry 14
Training Boards for Catering Industry 16
Training Boards for Distributive Trade Industry 21
Training Boards for Construction Industry 14
Training Boards for Engineering Industry 13
Wages Councils 252
Compensation Appeals Tribunal 5
Compensation Tribunal (Loss of Employment through civil unrest) 5
District Disablement Advisory Committees (9) 132
Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd. 7
Youth Careers Guidance Committee 24
Employment Service Management Committee 15
Manpower Committee 12