§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Minister for Trade if he will list in the Official Report, in respect of each nationalised industry consumer council, the number of staff currently employed, the cost of staff remuneration and the number of meetings held in the past 12 months.
§ Dr. VaughanFollowing is the information covering the last complete financial year—1981–82:
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1—Electricity Consumers'/Consultative Councils Council Staff Numbers Staff Costs Number of Council/Committee Meetings £000's Consumers' Council 8 103.4 35 London 8 77.1 41 South Eastern 5 45.4 28 Southern 4½ 40.3 28 South Western 4½ 39.4 34
Council Staff Numbers Staff Costs Number of Council/Committee Meetings £000's Eastern 6½ 59.5 33 East Midlands 5 45.3 27 Midlands 4½ 44.2 27 South Wales 5 55.3 22 Merseyside and North Wales 5 43.2 22 Yorkshire 4 47.0 34 North Eastern 5½ 49.9 27 North Western 5 53.4 39 TOTALS: 70½ 703.4 397
2—Gas Consumers' Councils Council Staff Numbers Staff Costs Number of Council/Committee Meetings £000's National 9 97.3 20 Scottish 8 68.7 27 Northern 9½ 83.8 22 North Western 10 78.9 23 North Eastern 5 47.3 21 East Midlands 5 52.2 29 West Midlands 9 68.7 33 Wales 6 57.6 36 Eastern 6½ 63.4 19 North Thames 6 68.8 26 South Eastern 7½ 79.0 29 South Western 6 59.7 42 Southern 7 60.2 27 TOTALS: 94½ 885.6 354
3—Transport Users' Consultative Committees Council Staff Numbers Cost £000's Number of Meetings Central 6 66.8 34 London 4 34.8 14 South East 9 East Anglia 2 18.0 15 East Midland 2.4 21.8 25 West Midland 1.6 13.8 21 North West 3 28.5 8 Scotland 3 26.3 10 Wales 2.5 43.5 6 South West 2.5 5 Yorkshire 2 18.0 8 North East 2 18.0 14 TOTALS: 31 289.5 169
4—Post Office Users' Councils Council Staff Numbers Cost £00's Number of Meetings National 18.5 170.6 23 Scotland * 2 † 7 Wales 2 16.4 13 Northern Ireland * 2 5.5 4 TOTALS 192.5 47 5—Domestic Coal Consumers' 2 21.0 11 * Part-time. † Borne by S.E.P.D.