§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the total number of paid public appointments made by her in each of the last four years as recorded in the "Directory of Paid Public Appointments made by Ministers"; and what was the total cost to the public purse of these appointments in each of these years.
§ Mrs. HartAppointments to the two bodies listed under my Department in the directory are made for varying lengths of time. However, the total numbers of appointments held at 1st July in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 were 17, 18, 17 and 16 respectively.
The cost of these appointments is not met from departmental Votes.