§ Mr. VazTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the public appointments which are made by the Lord Chancellor giving(a) the name of the person appointed, (b) the period of office and (c) the salary.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor makes some 1,800 public appointments. Full details can be provided only at disproportionate cost but the table shows the public bodies to which he makes appointments and the current number of appointees.
The Lord Chancellor's Public Appointments Body Number of Appointments Insolvency Rules Committee 7 County Court Rule Committee 10 Supreme Court Rule Committee 11 Land Registration Rule Committee 5 Family Proceedings Rule Committee 8 Crown Court Rule Committee 9 Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax 520 Advisory Committees on JPs in England (excluding the Duchy of Lancaster) and Wales 946 Magistrates' Courts Rule Committee 13 Judicial Studies Board 56 Advisory Council on Public Records 10 Agency Chief Executives 2 Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct 17 Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board 6 Legal Services Ombudsman 1 Legal Aid Advisory Committee 10 Legal Aid Board 11 Advisory Committee on the Children Act 13 Council on Tribunals 15 Law Commission 5 Northern Ireland Court Service—Advisory Committees on General Commissioners of Income Tax (NI) 15 Advisory Committees on JPs in Northern Ireland 57 Advisory Committees on Juvenile Court Lay Panel 11 Legal Aid Advisory Committee (NI) 11 Insolvency Rules Advisory Committee 8 County Court Rules Committee 9 Supreme Court Rules Committee 9 Crown Court Rules Committee 11 Matrimonial Causes Rules Committee 11 Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee 9