HC Deb 11 January 1994 vol 235 cc68-9W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. John M. Taylor

A complete answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the schedule includes details readily to hand of members of the House of Lords who have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor since 1979 to non-departmental public bodies for which he has ministerial responsibility.

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. John M. Taylor

A complete answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Readily available records on the appointments made by the Lord Chancellor since 1979 to non-departmental public bodies for which he has ministerial responsibility do not indicate that any were former British representative members in the European Parliament.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. John M. Taylor

A complete answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, details readily to hand of hon. Members who have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor since 1979 to non-departmental public bodies for which he has ministerial responsibility, are as followsthe Right Hon. the Lord Archer of Sandwell, QC who was a Member of the House of Commons, as Peter Archer, 1974–1992. He was appointed as chairman of the Council on Tribunals at a retainer of £28,248. The appointment runs from 1 November 1992 to 31 October 1995. In addition, the following existing hon. Members are members of the Advisory Council on Public Records: Alexander Charles Carlile QC—13 March 1989 to 31 December 1994; Terence Anthony Gordon Davis—13 March 1989 to 31 December 1994; David Sumberg—23 November 1992 to 31 December 1995.

Appointments to the Advisory Council on Public Records do not attract a fee.

This list is not complete as in many cases only current or recently finished appointments have been included and no information on rule committees, tribunals, advisory committees on justices of the peace in England—excluding the Duchy of Lancaster—and Wales, and on advisory committees on general commissioners of income tax in England and Wales has been included. A full answer could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.