§ Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give the number of public bodies, excluding departmental committees but including statutory corporations, to which he makes paid appointments, the total number of such appointments and the estimated total cost to public funds for the last year for which the information is available.
§ Mr. TomlinsonMy right hon. Friend makes one paid appointment to a public620W body, namely the Director of the Commonwealth Institute. The present incumbent is Mr. J. F. Porter. He receives a salary of £12,738 per annum.