§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the reports published by each of the Select
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Date of Committee Report Publication Government Observations Agriculture First 23 July 1982 November 1982 Second 21 October 1982 — Defence First 18 March 1982 10 June 1982 Second 22 July 1982 6 October 1982 Education, Etc. First *7 December 1981 1 February 1982 Second 16 February 11 May 1982 Third 8 March 1982 29 June 1982 Fourth *15 March 1982 23 July 1982 Fifth * 26 July 11 August 1982 Sixth 29 July 1982 — Seventh 7 August 1982 8 November 1982 Eighth 19 October 1982 — Ninth 28 October 1982 — Employment First *19 November 1981 31 March 1982 Second *18 December 1981 27 October 1982 Third *18 February 1982 21 April 1982 Fourth *19 June 1982 23 June 1982 Fifth *26 June 1982 — Sixth *15 July 1982 10 November 1982 Energy First 15 February 1982 Not appropriate Second 11 March 1982 27 May 1982 Third 18 May 1982 Submitted but not yet published Fourth 27 May 1982 Not appropriate Fifth 1 July 1982 — Environment First 8 September 1982 — Second 9 September 1982 — Committees in the last Session of Parliament with its date of publication and the date of publication of the Government's observations thereon.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is as follows:
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Date of Committee Report Publication Government Observations European Legislation First 27 November 1981 The Government does not normally reply to the committees Reports Second 4 December 1981 Third 11 December 1981 Fourth 21 December 1981 Fifth 4 January 1981 Sixth 28 January 1981 Seventh 12 February 1982 Eighth 16 February 1982 Ninth 25 February 1982 Tenth 5 March 1982 Eleventh 8 March 1982 Twelfth 26 March 1982 Thirteenth 26 March 1982 Fourteenth 29 March 1982 Fifteenth 2 April 1982 Sixteenth 16 April 1982 Seventeenth 20 April 1982 Eighteenth 7 May 1982 Nineteenth 17 May 1982 Twentieth 2 June 1982 21st 18 June 1982 22nd 25 June 1982 23rd 2 July 1982 24th 12 July 1982 25th 16 July 1982 26th 22 July 1982 27th 29 July 1982 28th 6 August 1982 29th 16 November 1982 30th 16 November 1982 Foreign Affairs First December 1981 None needed Second July 1982 — Third July 1982 October 1982 Home Affairs First 15 December 1981 April 1982 Second 8 February 1982 None expected Third 20 May 1982 2 July 1982 Fourth 9 June 1982 19 October 1982 Fifth 28 July 1982 Seventh 10 November 1982 House of Commons (services) First 10 August 1982 Not appropriate Industry and Trade First 4 March 1982 28 May 1982 Second 25 February 1982 — Third 1 March 1982 Not appropriate Fourth 19 April 1982 3 August 1982 Fifth 20 May 1982 15 November 1982 Sixth 22 June 1982 28 October 1982 Seventh 15 September 1982 — Eighth 15 November 1982 — Members' Salaries First 23 March 1982 Debated in the House 10 June 1982 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration First 18 August 1982 Not necessary Privileges First 9 March 1982 — Public Accounts First 17 December 1981 — Second 27 November 1981 — Third 17 December 1981 — Fourth 17 December 1981 — Fifth 4 February 1982 1 April 1982 Sixth 10 March 1982 29 July 1982 Seventh 3 March 1982 — Eighth 3 March 1982 — Ninth 21 April 1982 — Tenth 27 April 1982 — Eleventh 28 April 1982 — Twelfth 10 June 1982 — 13th 10 June 1982 — 14th 10 June 1982 — 15th 10 June 1982 — 16th 10 June 1982 — 17th 21 July 1982 — 18th 10 June 1982 — 19th 28 July 1982 — 20th 13 July 1982 — 21st 12 August 1982 —
Date of Committee Report Publication Government Observations 22nd 12 August 1982 — 23rd 9 September 1982 — 24th 9 September 1982 — 25th 9 September 1982 — 26th 9 September 1982 — 27th 9 September 1982 — 28th 9 September 1982 — 29th 9 September 1982 — 30th 11 November 1982 — Scottish Affairs First *14 December 1981 19 February 1982 Second 14 June 1982 13 October 1982 Social Services First 26 May 1982 11 November 1982 Second 29 July 1982 — Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 33 reports. Only one (6th Report of 8 December 1981) required a reply, which was published July 1982. Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 21 Reports Sound Broadcasting First 8 June 1982 None expected Transport First 11 March 1982 None expected Second 12 May 1982 — Third 22 June 1982 — Fourth 22 June 1982 — Fifth 28 July 1982 — Treasury and Civil Service First *18 December 1981 Not required Second *15 March 1982 Not required Third 1 April 1982 28 September 1982 Fourth *5 April 1982 Not required Fifth 19 April 1982 Not required Sixth 17 June 1982 *5 August 1982 Welsh Affairs First 6 May 1982 12 August 1982 * Published in xerox form.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the number of formal evidence sessions for each of the departmental Select Committees in each Session since their inception.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is as follows:
Committee 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Agriculture 16 16 14 Defence 23 21 26 Education, Science and Arts 20 36 30 Employment 21 25 23 Energy 25 19 18 Environment 11 2 13 Foreign Affairs 22 14 20 Sub-Committee 15 9 10 Home Affairs 18 12 15 Sub-Committee 23 17 13 Industry and Trade 24 19 18 Scottish Affairs 18 18 15 Social Services 13 35 23 Transport 30 19 18 Treasury and Civil Service 23 12 22 Sub-Committee 10 7 19 Welsh Affairs 21 28 24
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council if he will set out for each Session since their establishment the number of meetings held by each departmental Select Committee and their sub-committees and the number of pages of (a) evidence, and (b) reports each has so far produced.
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Committee Number of meetings Number of pages of Evidence Reports Session 1979–80 Agriculture 34 479 34 Defence 43 289 32 Education, Science and Arts 45 898 135 Employment 32 551 25 Energy 35 463 0 Environment 37 78 13 Foreign Affairs 43 526 115 Sub-Committee 23 501 — Home Affairs 32 458 60 Sub-Committee 34 226 — Industry and Trade 31 162 11 Scottish Affairs 36 652 73 Social Services 34 1,733 199 Transport 45 229 28 Treasury and Civil Service 45 722 32 Sub-Committee 21 107 — Welsh Affairs 36 646 53 Session 1980–81 Agriculture 24 507 61 Defence 40 763 48 Education, Science and Arts 44 232 22 Employment 33 833 67 Energy 40 1,175 104 Environment 24 478 91 Foreign Affairs 38 759 230 Sub-Committee 30 629 — Home Affairs 30 354 155 Sub-Committee 35 1,330 — Industry and Trade 38 1,304 122 Scottish Affairs 33 344 60 Social Services 35 1,343 141 Transport 34 925 114 Treasury and Civil Service 39 1,041 189 Sub-Committee 14 116 — Welsh Affairs 35 810 109
Committee Number of meetings Number of pages of Evidence Reports Session 1981–82 Agriculture 23 436 51 Defence 40 919 68 Education, Science and Arts 51 1,783 357 Employment 30 399 36 Energy 40 1,705 101 Environment 25 547 84 Foreign Affairs 36 186 44 Sub-Committee 34 119 — Home Affairs 28 326 124 Sub-Committee 22 606 — Industry and Trade 31 590 49 Scottish Affairs 36 997 145 Social Services 39 788 163 Transport 30 1,090 220 Treasury and Civil Service 34 723 126 Sub-Committee 25 1,199 — Welsh Affairs 29 676 37
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what was the total cost of financing and administering each Select Committee for 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyI will reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council which of the reports of the departmental Select Committees have been debated in the House; which reports have been mentioned on the Order Paper as relevant to a debate; and what percentage of the total number of reports published each of these represents.
§ Mr. BiffenThe following Reports have been the subject of specific motions debated in the House
Second Report of the Home Affairs Committee, 1979–80, Race Relations and the 'Sus' law.Second Report of the Social Services Committee, 1979–80, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality.Fourth Report of the Social Services Committee, 1980–81, Medical Education.This represents two per cent. of reports made.In addition, the First Report of the Committee on Welsh Affairs of Session 1979–80 on the role of the Welsh Office and associated bodies in developing employment opportunities in Wales was debated on a motion for the Adjournment of the House on 22 January 1981 and the First Report of the Committee on Energy of Session 1980–81 on the nuclear power programme was debated on a motion for the Adjournment of the House on 1 February 1982.
In addition to the above, the following Reports have been referred to on the Order Paper as relevant to a debate:
Reports on the Statement on the Defence Estimates in Session 1979–80 and 1980–81.First Report, Foreign Affairs Committee, 1980–81, BNA Acts.Second Report, Foreign Affairs Committee, 1980–81, BNA Acts, Supplementary Report.Fifth Report, Foreign Affairs Committee, 1980–81, Mexico Summit: The role of the British Government in the light of the Brandt Report.First Report, Foreign Affairs Committee, 1981–82, BNA Acts.Second Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, 1979–80, The Budget and the Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84.Fifth Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, 1980–81, The 1981 Budget and the Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84.176WFourth Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, 1981–82, The 1982 Budget.Fifth Report of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee, 1981–82, The Government's Expenditure Plans 1982–83 to 1984–85.This represents somewhat more than six per cent. of Reports made.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list in the Official Report, the total cost of specialist advisers for each of the departmental Select Committees for each Session since their formation, the total number of days for which these advisers were paid, the per diem allowances for these advisers, and the number who are employed on a full-time basis.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyThe information is being assembled and I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council what is the percentage attendance rate of hon. Members for each of the departmental Select Committees; and what is the percentage turnover of hon. Members on each of these Committees for each Session since their inception.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is as follows
Session 1979–80 Attendance per cent. Turnover per cent. Agriculture 84 0 Defence 72 0 Education, Science and Arts 71 0 Employment 74 0 Energy 71 9 Environment 69 18 Foreign Affairs 81 0 Sub-Committee 45 25 Home Affairs 92 0 Sub-Committee 89 20 Industry and Trade 84 0 Scottish Affairs 86 0 Social Services 73 11 Transport 73 0 Treasury and Civil Service 92 0 Sub-Committee 75 14 Welsh Affairs 81 12
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Session 1980–81 Attendance per cent. Turnover per cent. Agriculture 77 33 Defence 72 9 Education, Science and Arts 68 0 Employment 69 22 Energy 66 9 Environment 67 18 Foreign Affairs 69 18 Sub-Committee 75 17 Home Affairs 84 18 Sub-Committee 89 0 Industry and Trade 81 9 Scottish Affairs 78 31 Social Services 66 22 Transport 69 9 Treasury and Civil Service 88 18 Sub-Committee 73 14 Welsh Affairs 75 0
Session 1981–82 Attendance per cent. Turnover per cent. Agriculture 80 11 Defence 75 27 Education, Science and Arts 72 11 Employment 70 22 Energy 54 9 Environment 71 64 Foreign Affairs 84 18 Sub-Committee 84 33 Home Affairs 75 0 Sub-Committee 87 0 Industry and Trade 71 9 Scottish Affairs 74 38 Social Services 70 11 Transport 74 9 Treasury and Civil Service 85 57 Sub-Committee 61 14 Welsh Affairs 76 18
§ Mr. Georgeasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list in the Official Report the names of the specialist advisers to each of the departmental Select Committees; and what fees are paid to them.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyThe names of the specialist advisers who are assisting or have assisted departmental select committees are as follows
Agriculture—Professor D. Britton, Mr. E. Neville-Rolfe, Professor C. Spedding, Professor John Ashton, Professor A. J. F. Webster.Defence—Brigadier K. Hunt, Rear-Admiral E. F. Gueritz, Air Vice-Marshal R. Harding, Professor L. Freedman, Mr. Henry James, Mr. C. Pincher, Mr. S. Jenkins and Mrs. V. Adams.Education, Science and Arts—Mr. M. Lightfoot, Mr. J. Myerscough, Professor W. Brammer, Dr. J. Crichton Campbell, Mr. A. Travers, Mr. A. C. Morris, Mr. M. Shattock, Mr. S. Heaven, Dr. J. F. Harbinson, Dr. S. Worrell, and Mr. P. Shea, Mr. J. Dawson, Professor Vickery, Mr. C. Rainbow, Dr. P. Andrews, Mr. P. Mann, Mr. A. Garrett, Mr. D. Dougan.Employment—Dr. K. Ewing, Professor B. Harvey, Mr. I. Hudson, Mr. H. Scholes, Mr. G. Warnock, Dr. P. M. McCormick, Mr. R. Lewis.Energy—Mr. J. Chesshire, Mr. J. Surrey, Professor W. Murgatroyd, Professor P. O'Sullivan, Mr. W. Orchard, Mr. A. Kemp, Mr. G. Manners, Mr. H. Gott, Professor D. Burn, Dr. N. Dombey.Environment—Mr. J. Stevenson, Mr. A. Murie, Mr. D. Webster, Mr. V. Watts, Mr. A. Bovaird, Mr. M. Harloe, Dr. C. Whitehead, Dr. K. Young.Foreign AffairsMr. D. Watt, Mrs. J. Statler, Mr. G. White, Dr. A. J. Payne, Dr. C. Clarke, Dr. D. Browning, Dr. W. Little, Sir Melvyn Rosser, Professor J. M. Hirst, Mr. N. Clark, Mrs. C. Geldart, Dr. K. Dawisha, Mrs. N. Crawshaw, Brigadier F. Henn, Dr. J. Finnis, Dr. G. Hills, Professor C. Elliott, Dr. P. Howell, Mr. A. Bottrall, Mr. J. Cathie, Mr. J. Mitchell, Dr. P. Mosley, Mr. J. Stephen, Dr. C. K. Colclough, Mr. G. Bridger.Home Affairs—None.Industry and Trade—Mr. J. J. Boyd Barrett, Mr. T. A. J. Cockerill, Mr. G. Firth, Mr. J. M. Jamieson, Mr. D. G. Rhys, Mr. A. G. Thorne.Scottish Affairs—Mr. M. Maclennan, Mr. D. Heald, Ms. D. Dawson, Mr. J. M. Ross, Mr. J. B. More, Professor L. C. Hunter, Mr. A. McGregor, Professor D. I. Mackay, Mr. A. Mackay, Professor T. Carbery.Social Services—Professor E. O. R. Reynolds, Professor R. Beard, Professor E. Alberman, Professor R. Klein, Mr. M. O'Higgins, Mr. K. Shuttleworth, Professor T. Clark, Professor J. Parkhouse, Mr. N. Hendry, Dr. S. Engleman, Mr. M. Fogarty, Mr. H. Billing.Transport—Mr. W. R. Shirrefs, Dr. S. Glaister, Mr. A. Bull, Professor A. D. May.178WTreasury and Civil Service—Dr. P. G. Neild, Mr. T. S. Ward, Mr. P. A. Ormerod, Mr. D. Savage, Dr. P. W. Robinson, Mr. J. A. Likierman, Professor B. Tew, Professor J. Williamson, Dr. D. K. H. Begg, Professor W. H. Buiter, Mr. J. A. Kay, Professor A. B. Atkinson, Mrs. H. Parker, Dr. A. Budd, Professor H. Rose, Professor D. Hendry, Professor M. Miller, Mr. P. J. Butler, Mr. M. Stonefrost, Mr. B. Henry, Mr. C. Johnson, Professor M. Beesley, Mr. D. Heald, Mr. M. Marks, Mr. J. Redwood, Mr. W. Plowden, Mr. R. Matthews, Mr. N. Hepworth.Welsh Affairs—Mr. J. G. Lloyd, Professor R. Macve, Mr. D. R. Thomas, Mr. W. D. Jones, Professor D. Morris, Mr. B. Moore, Mr. J. Rhodes, Mr. J. J. Boyd-Barnett, Mr. F. H. Wise.Specialist advisers are remunerated on a per diem basis which varies between £22 and £70. Individual rates are not disclosed.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many visits have been made by each of the Departmental Select Committees (a) abroad and (b) within the United Kingdom in each Session since their appointment; and what was the cost of such visits to each Committee.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyThe information is being assembled and I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the number of memorandums presented to each of the departmental Select Committees for each Session since their appointment by central Government Departments.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is as follows:
Committee Number of memorandums 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Agriculture 10 9 18 Defence 32 31 17 Education, Science and Arts 21 24 35 Employment 4 5 4 Energy 18 11 17 Environment 3 6 9 Foreign Affairs 51 53 49 Sub-Committee 25 37 28 Home Affairs 8 11 9 Sub-Committee 2 24 23 Industry and Trade 65 34 54 Scottish Affairs 12 12 24 Social Services 17 10 20 Transport 9 12 18 Treasury and Civil Service (including Sub-Committee)* 33 43 71 Welsh Affairs 5 5 11 *It is not possible to separate memorandums submitted to the main Committee and to the Sub-Committee.