§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Board and Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Board, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of the Adjudicator (Non-Participating Employments), including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on his own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Advisory Committee on Alcoholism, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the supplementary benefit appeals tribunals, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the pneumoconiosis 601W medical boards and silicosis medical boards, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Occupational Pensions Board, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the national insurance local tribunals, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available: and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the National Insurance Advisory Committee, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the National Development Group for the Mentally Handicapped, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Medical Practices Committee, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating 602W and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the medical appeal tribunals, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the medical boards, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Dental Estimates Board, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Attendance Allowance Board, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
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§ Mr. DeakinsEstimates of the administration costs, including the costs of other Government Departments, of the following bodies are:
1977–78 1978–79 £'000 £'000 Occupational Pensions Board 1,350 1,800 National Development Group for the Mentally Handicapped 100 130 Attendance Allowance Board 1,400 1,600 Medical Practices Committee 170 164 Dental Estimates Board 5,800 6,100 Estimates of the cost of the following bodies cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost, but the fees and expenses paid to chairmen and members and the expenses of claimants, appellants and witnesses are:
1977–78 1978–79 £'000 £'000 Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Board and Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Board 5 4 Advisory Committee on Alcoholism 15 16 Supplementary Benefit Appeals Tribunals 450 500 Pneumoconiosis Medical Boards and Silicosis Medical Boards 200 230 National Insurance Local Tribunals 330 360 National Insurance Advisory Committee 3 3 Medical Appeal Tribunals 430 470 Medical Boards 2,970 3,200 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council 3 3 The fees paid to the Adjudicator (Non-Participating Employments) cannot be readily identified but it is anticipated that they did not exceed £250 in each year.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. MoyleSecretarial expenses incurred in the servicing and running of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards for the years 1977–78 and the projected cost for the years 1978–79 are as follows:
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Expenditure for 1977–78 Estimated expenditure for 1978–1919 £ £ 42,550 45,520 This excludes the cost of rent, heating, lighting and maintenance, for which no separate figures are available. It also excludes the cost of the time of a small number of other staff whose main duties are elsewhere.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the mental health review tribunals, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. MoyleIt is estimated that in 1977–78 expenditure in England was £188,000, and will be £207,000 in 1978–79. These figures do not include incidental expenditure by health authorities in providing facilities for tribunal hearings.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Dental Rates Study Group, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. MoyleThe overall cost of running the Dental Rates Study Group, which includes an element of the time and overheads of officials who are also engaged on other work, could be assessed only at disproportionate cost. The group meets several times a year and consists partly of representatives of the British Dental Association and partly of officials under an independent chairman.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of running the Chief Scientist's Research Committee, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance in the latest 12 months for 605W which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. MoyleThe estimated cost in the financial year ended 30th April 1978 was £7,500; the committee does not have its own programmes. The Chief Scientist's organisation is under review, and I regret that no estimate can be given of the cost of the committee in the current financial year.