HC Deb 18 April 1985 vol 77 cc224-5W
Mr. Eggar

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many departmental committees of inquiry he and his predecessors have commissioned since 1955; what were the subjects the committees investigated and the dates they were established; who chaired them; and on which dates they reported.

Mr. Brittan

The information requested is set out in the table and relates to committees which have been established and have reported since 1955. It does not include either departmental working parties chaired by permanent officials or inquiries undertaken by one individual.

Committee Chairman Date Appointed Date Reported
Departmental Committee on a Levy on Betting on Horse Races Mr. E. Peppiatt 9 November 1959 HMSO, 1960 (Cmnd. 1003)
Departmental Committee on Powers of Subpoena of Disciplinary Tribunals Viscount Simonds 5 January 1960 HMSO, 1960 (Cmnd. 1033)
Inter-departmental Committee on Magistrates Courts in London Judge Aarvold 28 July 1960 HMSO, 1962 (Cmnd. 1606)
Departmental Committee on the Law on Sunday Observance The Rt. Hon. Lord Crathorne 11 July 1961 HMSO, 1964 (Cmnd. 2528)
Departmental Committee of Inquiry into Recruitment for the Veterinary Profession Duke of Northumberland 29 October 1962 HMSO, 1964 (Cmnd. 2430)
Committee on Death Certification and Coroners Mr. N. J. L. Brodrick, QC 17 March 1963 HMSO, 1971 (Cmnd. 4810)
Inquiry held by the Visiting Committee into Allegations of Ill-treatment of Prisoners at HMP Durham Mr. T. R. Percy 29 March 1963 HMSO, 1963 (Cmnd. 2068)
Departmental Committee on Jury Service The Rt. Hon. Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest 23 May 1963 HMSO, 1965 (Cmnd. 2627)
Departmental Committee on Experiments on Animals Sir Sydney Littlewood 24 May 1963 HMSO, 1965 (Cmnd. 2641)
Departmental Committee on Criminal Statistics Mr. W. Perks 17 June 1963 HMSO, 1967 (Cmnd. 3448
Departmental Committee on Licensing Planning Mr. J. Ramsay Willis 15 April 1964 HMSO, 1965 (Cmnd. 2709)
Departmental Committee on Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings Justice Widgery 25 April 1964 HMSO, 1965 (Cmnd. 2934)
Committee on Statutory Maintenance Limits Miss Jean Graham Hall 29 June 1966 HMSO, 1968 (Cmnd. 3587)
Departmental Committee on the Fire Service Sir Ronald Holroyd 2 February 1967 HMSO, 1970 (Cmnd. 4371)
Departmental Committee on the London Taxicab Trade The Hon. Maxwell Stamp 28 October 1967 HMSO, 1970 (Cmnd. 4483
Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children Judge F. A. Stockdale Sir William Houghton 21 July 1969 HMSO, 1972 (Cmnd. 5107)
Enquiry into medical and toxicological aspects of CS Sir Harold Harmswoth 30 August 1969 HMSO, Part I 1969 (Cmnd. 4173)
Committee on Privacy The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Younger 13 May 1970 HMSO, 1972 (Cmnd. 5012)
Departmental Committee on Liquor Licensing The Rt. Hon. Lord Erroll of Hale 8 December 1970 HMSO, 1972 (Cmnd. 5154)
Inquiry into the work of the Fire Service Sir Charles Cunningham 8 March 1971 HMSO, 1971 (Cmnd. 4807)
Departmental Committee on section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 Lord Franks 20 April 1971 HMSO, 1972 (Cmnd. 5104)
Enquiry into allegations against the Security Forces of physical brutality in Northern Ireland, arising out of events on 9 August 1971 Sir Edward Compton 31 August 1971 HMSO, 1971 (Cmnd. 4823)
Committee on Mentally abnormal offenders The Rt. Hon. Lord Butler 21 September 1972 HMSO, 1975 (Cmnd. 6244)
Committee on Broadcasting Coverage Sir Stewart Crawford May 1973 HMSO, 1974 (Cmnd. 5774)
Committee on the Future of Broadcasting Lord Annan 10 April 1974 HMSO, 1977 (Cmnd. 6753; Cmnd. 6753-1)
Committee on Data Protection Sir Norman Lindop 24 June 1976 HMSO, 1978 (Cmnd. 7341)
Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship Mr. Bernard Williams 13 July 1977 HMSO, 1979 (Cmnd. 7772)
Committee of Inquiry on the Police Lord Edmund-Davies August 1977 set up as a Review Body December 1977 Renamed Committee of Inquiry HMSO, 1979 (Cmnd. 7283) (1) Negotiating Machinery and Pay HMSO, 1979 (Cmnd. 7633) (2) Structure and Role of the police Staff Associations
Committee of Inquiry into the United Kingdom Prison services Sir John Douglas May 17 November 1978 HMSO, 1979 (Cmnd. 7673)
Inquiry into Cable Expansion and Broadcasting Policy Lord Hunt of Tamworth 6 April 1982 HMSO, 1982 (Cmnd. 8679)
Inquiry into Proposals to Amend the Shops Acts Robin Auld, QC 11 August 1983 HMSO, 1984 (Cmnd. 9376)