Departmental Committees of Inquiry

HC Deb 07 May 1985 vol 78 cc352-3W

Mr. Eggar

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many departmental committees of inquiry he and his predecessors in the Management and Personnel Office, and the Civil Service Department, have commissioned since 1968; and what were the subjects the committees investigated, the dates they were established, who chaired them, and the dates they reported.

Mr. Hayhoe

The main inquiries commissioned since May 1979 are:

predecessors at the Office of Arts and Libraries have commissioned since 1979; and what were the subjects the committees investigated, the dates they were established, who chaired them and the dates they reported.

Mr. Waldegrave

Excluding departmental working parties chaired by permanent officials, inquiries undertaken by one individual, and advisory committees of a permanent nature, no departmental committee of inquiry has been commissioned since 1979.