§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in the Official Report the bodies to which he 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. Peter WalkerFor information on the abolitions and cash savings resulting there from I refer my hon. Friend to the "Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies", published as Cmnd. 7797 on 16 January. The number of appointed members whose appointments will be terminated is as follows:
Advisory Council for Agriculture and Horticulture in England and Wales 10 Farm Settlements Advisory Committee for Selection of Tenants 3 Poultry Diseases Panel 7 Tate & Lyle Customer Safeguards Committee 7 Torry Research Station Advisory Committee 5 The reorganisation of the Joint Consultative Organisation for Research and 232W he will indicate where appropriate the items not yet affected by the latest devaluation of the green pound.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following is the information requested for the United Kingdom as at 21 January 1980:
Development in Agriculture and Food will result in a reduction of about 210 in the number of appointments.