§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list in the Official Report the bodies to which his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs appoints members, other than civil servants, whose abolition has been announced since May; and if he will list in each case the cash savings that will result and the number of appointed members whose appointments will be terminated.
§ Mr. RidleyI refer my hon. Friend to the "Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies" published in 16 January, Cmnd. 7797. This lists on pages 76 and 77 the savings which are expected to be achieved by the abolition of certain Foreign and Commonwealth Office—including Overseas Development Administration—bodies. The number of appointments currently made by—or on behalf of—my right hon. and noble Friend which will be terminated as a result of these measures is as follows:
Body Appointments Advisory Committee on Rhodesian Travel Restrictions 4 UN Advisory Group (abolition of three sub-groups) 15 Advisory Committee on Development Education 14 Tropical Products Institute Advisory Committee 9 Trypanosomiasis Panel 11 Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries (TETOC) 3 In addition, the winding up of Toplis and Harding (Middle East) Ltd will result in the termination of the appointment of the receiver-manager, who is appointed by the Treasury Solicitor; and the abolition of the Irish Pensions Appeal Tribunal will result in the termination of the appointments of the three members, all appointed by my right hon. and noble Friend the Lord Chancellor.