§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will list all the public appointments for which he is responsible, the names of the present holders of these appointments and their salaries and allowances.
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§ Mr. MasonThe public appointments which I make are listed below together with the total salaries, fees and expenses paid for the financial year 1976–77. To
Bodies Number of Appointments Cost (1976–7) Police Authority for Northern Ireland 19 £9,102 Rathgael and Whiteabbey Training School Management Board. 12 — Board of Visitors, HM Prison, Belfast 21 £6,138 including expenses of I Visiting Committees. Board of Visitors, HM Prison, Armagh 13 Board of Visitors, HM Prison, Maze 24 Board of Visitors, HM Prison, Magilligan 21 Criminal Legal Aid Taxation Panel 8 (of 16) £735 Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights 9 £19,000 Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 2 £68 Planning Appeals Commission 11 £71,000 Water Appeals Commissioners 2 — Economic Council 30 £300 Tribunal constituted under Part 2, Schedule II to the Health and Personal Social Services (NT) Order 1972 to inquire into the disqualification of persons providing general practitioner services. 1(of 3) —
Committees Number of Appointments Cost (1976–77) Magistrates Courts Rules Committee 10 £31 County Courts Rules Committee 10 £47 Legal Aid Committee 1 (of 12) — Legal Aid Advisory Committee 8 £104 Visiting Committees— Millisle (Woburn) Borstal 15 Included under Boards of Visitors. Maze Borstal (8) Magilligan Borstal (10) (The eight members of the Maze Visiting Committee and the ten members of the Magilligan Committee have dual membership with the Board of Visitors at those prisons). Chief Electoral Officer 1 £9,006 Deputy Resident Magistrates 4 £24,275 Coroners 13 £19,440 Deputy Coroners (including 1 ad hoc appointment) 14 £1,941 White Fish Authority 1 — National Seed Development Organisation 1 — General Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation. 2 — Home grown Cereals Authority 1 — UK 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. In such cases, the costs are not separately identifiable.