HC Deb 27 January 1994 vol 236 cc361-2W
Dr. Wright

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the public appointments made by(a) Her Majesty the Queen in Council and (b) the Privy Council; and if he will give details of the appointments made by these categories since 1979.

The Prime Minister

The information requested at(a) and (b) is as follows:

  1. (a) Appointments made by Her Majesty in Council
    • Members of the Privy Council
    • Members of the Cabinet
    • High Sheriffs for the Counties of England and Wales (excluding Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster)
    • Governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation
    • Visitor of Brunel University
    • Civil Service Commissioners
    • Visitor of Cranfield Universit
    • Visitor of the University of Essex
    • 6 Members of the General Dental Council
    • 13 Members of the General Medical Council
    • 6 Members of the Governing Body of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
    • (Until April 1992) Inspectors of Schools in England and Wales Chief Inspector of Schools in England
    • Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales
    • Inspectors of Schools in Scotland
    • Visitor of King's College, London
    • 3 Members of the Court of the University of Leeds
    • 5 Members of the Court of the University of London
    • Holder of the Lord Northcliffe Chair at University College, London
    • Members of the Board of Visitors of The Queen's University Belfast
    • Visitor of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
    • Visitor of the University of Ulster
    • Visitor of the School of Oriental and African Studies
    • The Clerk of the Privy Council
    • The Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
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  2. (b) Appointments made by the Privy Council
    • 2 Members of the Council and 5 Members of the Academic Advisory Council of the University of Buckingham
    • 5 Members of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
    • 3 Members of the Court of the University of Kent at Canterbury
    • Chairman and 5 other Members of the General Optical Council
    • 4 Members of the Court of the University of Lancaster
    • 3 Members of the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and Chairman of the Statutory Committee of the Society
    • One Member of the Council of the University of the South Pacific
    • 4 Members of the Court and 3 Members of the Conference of the University of Stirling
    • 3 Members of the General Convocation of the University of Strathclyde
    • 3 Members of the Court of the University of Sussex
    • 4 Members of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
    • One Member of the Council of the Royal Veterinary College.

Well over 1,000 appointments under these categories have been made since 1979, and details of the individuals concerned could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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