HC Deb 14 June 1991 vol 192 cc722-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the full-time and part-time public appointments for which his Department was responsible for each of the past five years together with the salary and the date when each appointment is due for renewal.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The most recent information available for public appointments for which the diplomatic and aid wings of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are responsible is contained in the table. Information on appointments for each of the past five years is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I also refer the hon. Member to "Public Bodies", a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.

Public body Number of appointments Full/Part time Salary Renewal date
Government Hospitality Fund Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine 5 Part-time Nil Various dates between March 1992 and May 1995
Imperial War Museum (Board of Trustees) 2 Part-time Nil 1991 and 1993
British Council Board 2 Part-time Nil Indefinite
Imperial College of Science and Technology (Governing Body) 1 Part-time Nil Permanent
Great Britain China Centre 1 Part-time Nil Permanent
Great Britain East Europe Centre 1 Part-time Nil Permanent
Great Britain USSR Association 1 Part-time Nil Permanent Observer Status
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission 10 Part-time Nil Various dates between 1991 and 1994
Universities China Committee 1 Part-time Nil Permanent
School of Oriental and African Studies (Governing Body) 2 Part-time Nil 1995
Advisory Board to the Wilson Chair of International Politics: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 Part-Time Nil November 1992
Irish Pensions Appeals Tribunal 2 Part-Time Per diem Expenses Permanent
Commonwealth Institute: Chairman of the Scottish Committee 1 Part-Time Nil November 1992
Commonwealth Institute: Director General 1 Full-Time Salary by Negotiation between the public body and individuals concerned September 1991
Commonwealth Institute: Chairman of Board of Governors 1 Part-Time Not salaried, incumbent paid honorarium January 1993
Commonwealth Institute: Vice Chairman of Board of Governors 1 Part-Time Nil May 1992
Commonwealth Institute: Member of Board of Governors 12 Part-Time Nil Various dates between June 1991 and May 1994
Sightsavers 2 Part-Time Nil April 1992
Commonwealth Foundation 1 Part-time Nil February 1993
Diplomatic Service Appeals Boards 8 Part-time Per diem expenses Various dates between July 1992 and January 1994
Wilton Park Academic Council 18 Part-time Nil Various dates between 1992 and 1993
Anglo-Irish Encounter 2 Part-time Nil Indefinite
Lloyd Foundation 1 Part-time Nil Permanent (ex officio)
Economic and Social Committee for Overseas Research 18 Part-time Nil Various dates in 1991 and 1992
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission 15 Part-time Nil Various dates between July 1991 and August 1993
Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases 6 Part-time Nil Indefinite

Public body Number of appointments Full/Part time Salary Renewal date
Overseas Service Pension Scheme 4 Part-time Per diem expenses Indefinite
Indian Family Pension Scheme 8 Part-time Per diem expenses Indefinite
Commonwealth Development Corporation 7 Part-time Salaries by negotiation Various dates in 1991 and 1992
Crown Agents 8 1 full-time 7 part-time Salaries by negotiation Various dates in 1991 and 1992
Institute of Development Studies 22 Part-time Per diem expenses 1992

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