§ Mr. Hollandasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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.
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§ Mr. JohnAt present my right hon. Friend makes paid appointments to 12 public bodies; and currently there are 121 such appointments. The total cost for salaries and fees in 1977–78 was about £310,000.