§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang[holding answer 11 January 1994]: No former Members of Parliament who ceased to be Members of the House in 1987 and 1992 currently hold appointments on bodies for which my Department has responsibility. The information held centrally by my Department does not show whether appointees were Members of this House during earlier Parliaments.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang[holding answer 11 January 1994]: The information held centrally by my Department does not show whether appointees were former Members of the European Parliament.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names of all individuals who are or were 263W members of the House of Lords who since 1979 have been appointed to any 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. Lang[holding answer 11 January 1994]: The information covers the Scottish Office bodies listed in the Cabinet Office publication, "Public Bodies''. The information is at 1 September 1993 and does not include appointments as justices of the peace, appointments to children's panels or appointments which expired before that date, details of which are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information covers appointments held by present Members of the House of Lords. The following members of the House of Lords hold appointments on Scottish Office bodies: Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden is a member of the board of trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland; his appointment runs from 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1994. The right hon. the Lord Cameron of Lochbroom is the Chairman of the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee; his appointment runs from 1 February 1991 to 31 January 1996. Lord Goold is a member of the Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust; his appointment runs from 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1996. Viscount Thurso is a member of the Central Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace (Scotland); his appointment runs from 30 May 1991 to 15 May 1995. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres is chairman of the board of trustees of the National Library of Scotland. The appointment runs from 14 November 1990. All these appointments are unsalaried.