HC Deb 23 January 1980 vol 977 cc238-9W
Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Reportthe 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.

Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

I refer my hon. Friend to the "Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies", published 16 January 1980, Cmnd. 7797. The report details, in some cases subject to further review, various bodies to be abolished and the cash savings which should result. Listed below are the appointments which would be terminated in consequence if all these bodies were to be abolished.

Body Number of appointments to be terminated
Price Commission 13
Metrication Board 9
Nationalised Industry Consumer Councils 972
Consumer Protection Advisory Committee 13
National Film Development Fund Advisory Committee 8
Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry 19
Insolvency Law Review Committee 12