HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 cc367-9W
Dr. Wright

To ask the Prime Minister if he will give details of the public appointments that he is able to make, excluding Cabinet and ministerial appointments and those covered by "Questions of Procedure for Ministers'; and which appointments he has made since 1991.

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 16 December 1993]: As Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury I am able to appoint to the following public bodies. There is no single central record for all these appointments, but, to the best of my knowledge, the appointments listed in the table have been made over the last three years.

Museums and Galleries Commission

15 Commissioners of which 6 have been appointed from 1991

British Museum

15 Trustees of which 5 have been appointed from 1991

Natural History Museum

8 Trustees of which 3 have been appointed from 1991

National Gallery

13 Trustees of which 6 have been appointed from 1991

Tate Gallery

11 Trustees of which 5 have been appointed from 1991

National Maritime Museum

Normally 12 Trustees of which 5 have been appointed from 1991

National Portrait Gallery

Normally 15 Trustees of which 5 have been appointed from 1991

Victoria and Albert Museum

Not less than 12 and not more than 20 Trustees of which 3 have been appointed from 1991

Science Museum

Not less than 13 and not more than 20 Trustees of which 4 have been appointed from 1991

Museum of London

9 Governors of whom 4 have been appointed from 1991

Wallace Collection

7 Trustees, none of whom has been appointed from 1991

National Heritage Memorial Fund

11 Trustees of whom 7 have been appointed from 1991

Kennedy Memorial Trust

6 Trustees, none of whom has been appointed from 1991

Security Commission

7 members have been appointed from 1991

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

None has been appointed from 1991

Police Negotiating Board Chairman and Deputy Chairman

None has been appointed from 1991

Police Arbitration Tribunal Members

None has been appointed from 1991

Security Service Tribunal Commissioner

No appointment made from 1991

Interception of Communications Tribunal Commissioner

1 appointment has been made from 1991

Political Honours Scrutiny Committee

2 members have been appointed from 1991

Armed Forces Pay Review Body

6 members have been appointed from 1991

Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body

6 members have been appointed from 1991

Nurses', Midwives' and other NHS Professions' Review Body

2 members have been appointed from 1991

Schoolteachers' Review Body

12 members have been appointed from 1991

Senior Salaries Review Body

2 members have been appointed from 1991

Citizen's Charter Panel of Advisers

9 members have been appointed from 1991

Women's National Commission

1 appointment has been made from 1991

Chequers Trustees

1 Trustee has been appointed from 1991

Dorneywood Trustees

3 Trustees have been appointed from 1991

Chevening Trustees

1 Trustee has been appointed from 1991

As Prime Minister, I am also responsible for advising Her Majesty the Queen on Crown appointments.

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