HC Deb 07 July 1977 vol 934 cc666-7W
Mr. Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) how many individuals other than civil servants have been appointed by him to bodies other than departmental committees since February 1974; and if he will list in the Official Report the names of the individuals and the bodies to which they have been appointed;

(2) how many individuals other than civil servants have been appointed by him to bodies other than departmental committees in the last 12 months; and if he will list in the Official Report the names of the individuals and the bodies to which they have been appointed.

Mr. Meacher

My right hon. Friend has made 30 salaried appointments since February 1974 including nine in the last 12 months to those bodies other than departmental committees for which he is responsible.

The names of the individuals concerned in the British Airports Authority, the British Airways Board and the Civil Aviation Authority are included in the White Paper "List of Boards of a Commercial Character as at 1 April 1977" (Cmd. 6803.).

Since compilation of the White Paper my right hon. Friend has made the following appointments to these boards:

British Airports Authority

  • Mr. J. Mulkern

Other salaried appointments made in the relevant periods are as follows:

British Tourist Authority

  • Mr. J. Harrington
  • Lord Garnock

Cinematograph Films Council

  • Mr. W. A. Grant

English Tourist Board

  • Mrs. A. Yates
  • Mr. S. Royle
  • *Sir Frank Price
  • *Mr. C. Bond

National Film Finance Corporation

  • *Mr. G. Williams
  • *Miss F. Green

It would be disproportionately costly to list the unpaid appointments which have been made.

* Appointed during the last 12 months.