§ Mr. Hollandasked 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,pursuant to his reply [Official Report 11th March 1976; Vol. 907, c. 308–11], gave the following 48W information: I also appoint 10 members to the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights. The entry for the Mental Health Review Tribunal should be deleted from the list of those appointments made by Northern Ireland Departments. I regret these errors.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the appointments to public bodies in Northern Ireland which are made by elected public representatives of the people in Northern Ireland; which of these he must approve; and what are the emoluments and allowances, etc., paid for each appointment.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th March 1976; Vol. 907, c. 553–4], gave the following information:
Each of the 26 district councils appoints a member to the Northern Ireland Housing Council and such appointments are not subject to the approval of the Secretary of State. Members receive allowances similar to those payable for attendance at district council meetings.