§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what 149W was the total number of paid public appointments made by him 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.
§ Mr. Mason,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th July 1978; Vol. 954, c. 224], gave the following information:
I made the following number of paid public appointments as recorded in "The Directory of Paid Public Appointments Made by Ministers"—six in 1974, three in 1975, 25 in 1976 and 30 in 1977. In the corresponding financial years, the costs of salaries, fees and expenses for these appointments were £6,548, £11,045, £32,786 and £55,150 respectively.