§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 MARCH 1979 Total £ Total on administration, accommodation and general services £ Advisory committee on the safety of household electrical equipment … … 13* 13* British Hallmarking Council … … 12,400 12,400 No costs fall on public funds Central Transport Consultative Committee … … 289,000* 289,000* Eleven area transport users' consultative committees … … Consumer protection advisory committee … … Nil Nil Domestic coal consumers'council … … 68,000* 68,000* Electricity consumers'council … … 716,000* 716,000* Twelve area electricity consultative councils … … Hearing Aid Council … … 15,000 14,000 No costs fall on public funds Metrication Board … … 932,000 511,000 Monopolies and Mergers Commission … … 792,000 792,000 National Consumer Council … … 664,000* 664,000* Scottish Consumer Council … … Welsh Consumer Council … … National gas consumers'council … … 791,000* 791,000* Twelve regional gas consumers'councils … … Office of Fair Trading … … 1,977,000 1,914,000 Offset by receipts of £1,369,000 Post Office users'national council … … 193,000* 193,000* Post Office users' council for Northern Ireland … … Post Office users'council for Scotland … … Post Office users'council for Wales … … Price Commission … … 7,293,000 7,293,000 * Information not available on cost of assistance provided by civil servants.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether, without incurring disproportionate costs, he will give for the longest and most convenient period of time the total number of persons in those quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations for which he is responsible who have claimed expenses and subsistence and travel allowances, and the total of all such allowances claimed.
§ Mr. HattersleyI regret that the information would not be readily available.
388Wwill estimate in the case of each quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation for which he is responsible (a) its total expenditure in the current year and (b) its total expenditure on administration accommodation and general services, defined to include items such as salaries, telephones and postage, rent, rates, heating, travelling, transport, office equipment, &c.
§ Mr. HattersleyThere is no official definition of the term "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation". The information tabled below relates to relevant public bodies to which I am responsible for making appointments.