§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a list of bodies, both official and non-official, to which he has the right to make unpaid appointments and indicate for each body the number of such appointments.
§ Mr. MeacherThe list is as follows:
Body Unpaid Appointments Advisory Committee for New Script-Writing Fund 8 Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites 19 Advisory Panel for the Overseas Project Group 9 Air Travel Reserve Fund Agency 7 British Overseas Trade Advisory Council 49 British Overseas Trade Board 17 Census of Distribution Advisory Committee 17 Cinematograph Films Council 19
Calendar year Companies on the Register at 31st December Number of Annual Returns received Apparent Default percentage Number of prosecutions Successful prosecutions 1973 … … … 599,505 420,018 30 3,355 1,523 1974 … … … 598,379 565,824 5 2,201 1,133 1975 … … … 592,243 529,833 10 2,635 1,540 This information, which relates to companies registered in Great Britain, is contained in the annual reports to Parliament required by Section 451 of the Companies Act 1948.