§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report all the bodies for which he has the responsibility for appointing the members, together with a list giving the names of all the members from the various bodies who have been due for consideration for reappointment since 3 May 1979 and indicating the names of those who have been reappointed, those who have not been reappointed and the new members who have been appointed to replace those not reappointed.
§ Mr. YoungerI have sole responsibility for appointing members to 281 bodies, the names of which I am sending to the hon. Member. There are other bodies to which I make appointments jointly with other Ministers, and a third category where I am consulted before appointments are made.
The information about changes in membership is not readily available and could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.