§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council how many (a) Cabinet Ministers, (b) other Ministers and (c) senior civil servants of under-secretary rank and above have appeared before each of the new Select Committees 266W for each parliamentary Session since their appointment; and if he will also list the number of their appearances before the same Committees.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is set out in the following tables.
Session 1979–80 Committee Cabinet Ministers Non-Cabinet Ministers Open-structure civil servants Number who have appeared Agriculture 1 0 4 Defence 1 0 10 Education, Science and Arts 2 0 11 Employment 1 2 9 Energy 2 0 0 Environment 1 1 4 Foreign Affairs 1 4 24 Sub-Committee 0 1 9 Home Affairs 0 2 3 Sub-Committee 1 0 6 Industry and Trade 2 2 6 Scottish Affairs 1 2 15 Social Services 1 2 4 Transport 1 1 9 Treasury and Civil Service 1 1 19 Sub-Committee 0 0 16 Welsh Affairs 2 0 7 Number of appearances Agriculture 1 0 4 Defence 1 0 19 Education, Science and Arts 4 0 18 Employment 4 2 13 Energy 2 0 0 Environment 1 1 6 Foreign Affairs 2 9 51 Sub-Committee 0 1 14 Home Affairs 0 2 4 Sub-Committee 1 0 7 Industry and Trade 2 2 6 Scottish Affairs 1 2 10 Social Services 3 2 10 Transport 1 1 18 Treasury and Civil Service 4 2 41 Sub-Committee 0 0 19 Welsh Affairs 3 0 19 267W
Session 1980–81 Committee Cabinet Ministers Non-Cabinet Ministers Open- structure civil servants Number who have appeared of Agriculture 0 0 4 Defence 1 0 19 Education, Science and Arts 1 2 13 Employment 2 2 11 Energy 1 0 3 Environment 1 1 4 Foreign Affairs 2 3 12 Sub-Committee 0 2 8 Home Affairs 3 0 5 Sub-Committee 0 1 9 Industry and Trade 2 2 6 Scottish Affairs 1 3 5 Social Services 1 0 6 Transport 0 1 4 Treasury and Civil Service 2 0 14
Committee Cabinet Ministers Non-Cabinet Ministers Open-structure civil servants Number who have appeared of Sub-Committee 1 0 10 Welsh Affairs 1 1 7 number of appearances Agriculture 0 0 4 Defence 2 0 31 Education, Science and Arts 3 2 14 Employment 4 2 13 Energy 1 0 10 Environment 1 1 5 Foreign Affairs 3 4 16 Sub-Committee 0 2 13 Home Affairs 3 0 6 Sub-Committee 0 1 9 Industry and Trade 4 2 6 Scottish Affairs 2 4 6 Social Services 2 0 10 Transport 0 1 6 Treasury and Civil Service 2 0 23 Sub-Committee 1 0 10 Welsh Affairs 1 1 13
Session 1981–82 Committee Cabinet Minister Non-Cabinet Ministers Open-structure civil servants Number who have appeared of Agriculture *1 0 6 Defence 1 2 20 Education, Science and Arts 5 8 14 Employment 1 3 4 Energy 2 2 3 Environment 0 2 3 Foreign Affairs 2 1 10 Sub-Committee 0 0 3 Home Affairs 0 1 5 Sub-Committee 3 3 8 Industry and Trade 1 3 8 Scottish Affairs 1 3 5 Social Services 2 4 8 Transport 3 0 7 Treasury and Civil Service 1 0 21 Sub-Committee 3 2 26 Welsh Affairs 1 1 12 Number of appearances Agriculture *1 0 8 Defence 3 2 24 Education, Science and Arts 8 14 24 Employment 3 4 6 Energy 2 2 4 Environment 0 2 5 Foreign Affairs 3 1 21 Sub-Committee 0 0 3 Home Affairs 0 1 7 Sub-Committee 3 6 10 Industry and Trade 2 6 8 Scottish Affairs 2 3 3 Social Services 2 4 12 Transport 3 0 14 Treasury and Civil Service 4 0 50 Sub-Committee 3 2 30 Welsh Affairs 2 1 16 * Not a formal proceeding.
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§ Mr. Georgeasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the number of witnesses from central Government Departments who have appeared before each of the new Select Committees for each parliamentary Session since their appointment; and what is the number of times they have given evidence.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is set out in the following tables.
Session 1979–80 Committee Number of witnesses Number of appearances Agriculture 23 25 Defence 49 67 Education, Science and Arts 26 34 Employment 10 13 Energy 2 2 Environment 10 12 Foreign Affairs 12 16 Sub-Committee 20 31 Home Affairs 16 18 Sub-Committee 10 11 Industry and Trade 26 29 Scottish Affairs 26 31 Social Services 14 29 Transport 14 24 Treasury and Civil Service 23 50 Sub-Committee 17 20 Welsh Affairs 14 27
Session 1980–81 Committee Number of witnesses Number of appearances Agriculture 13 13 Defence 49 63 Education, Science and Arts 34 37 Employment 8 10 Energy 27 33 Environment 8 9 Foreign Affairs 27 32 Sub-Committee 12 17 Home Affairs 10 14 Sub-Committee 31 34 Industry and Trade 25 28 Scottish Affairs 21 29 Social Services 13 24 Transport 8 10 Treasury and Civil Service 16 25 Sub-Committee 14 14 Welsh Affairs 18 25
Session 1981–82 Committee Number of witnesses Number of appearances Agriculture 18 25 Defence 47 54 Education, Science and Arts 42 62 Employment 10 13 Energy 12 15 Environment 18 24 Foreign Affairs 11 18 Sub-Committee 11 14 Home Affairs 13 14 Sub-Committee 28 37 Industry and Trade 17 21 Scottish Affairs 15 22 Social Services 28 39 Transport 21 29 Treasury and Civil Service 30 60 Sub-Committee 39 46 Welsh Affairs 38 46