HC Deb 11 January 1994 vol 235 cc41-2W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names of all individuals who are or were members of the House of Lords who since 1979 have been appointed to any quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, ex-cluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.

Mr. Goodlad

There are currently 14 members of the House of Lords. No salaries are paid.The British Council

  • Lord Chorley: board member. Three-year renewable appointment.
  • Lord Wilson of Tillyorn: board member. Five-year renewable appointment.
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
  • Lord Desai: board member. Three-year appointment renewable.
The Great Britain-China Centre
  • Lord Callaghan: vice-president. Indefinite appointment.
  • Lord Holme: board member. Indefinite appointment.
  • Lord Howe: president. Indefinite appointment.
  • Lord Maclehose: vice president. Indefinite appointment.
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe
  • Baroness Blackstone: board member. One-year appointment.
The Britain-Russia Centre
  • Lord Bottomley: board member. Indefinite appointment.
  • Lord Dormand: board member. Indefinite appointment.
  • Lord Runcie: vice-president. Indefinite appointment.
  • Viscount Whitelaw: president. Indefinite appointment.
Commonwealth Institute
  • Baroness Flather: governor. Four-year appointment.
Commonwealth of Learning
  • Lord Briggs: chairman.

To answer the question in full would incur disproportionate cost.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names of all former hon. Members who since 1979 have been appointed to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, excluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.

Mr. Goodlad

There are currently six former MPs. No salaries are paid. All appointments are for an indefinite period.

  • The British Russia Centre
  • Mr. Peter Blaker: board member
  • Sir David Crouch: board member
  • Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker: board member
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  • Sir Fitzroy Maclean: board member
  • Sir John Osborn: board member
  • Sir Kenneth Warren: board member

To answer the question in full would incur disproportionate cost.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names of all former British representative members in the European Parliament who since 1979 have been appointed to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, excluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.

Mr. Goodlad

There are currently no former MEPs. To answer the question in full would incur disproportionate cost.