§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give details of the public appointments he is responsible for making in addition to those identified in "Public Bodies 1993", including non-executive agency and other departmental management boards.
Mr. John M. TaylorIn addition to appointments listed in "Public Bodies" the Lord Chancellor makes the following non-judicial appointments from members of the public:
- the legal services ombudsman, appointed under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
- the Lord Chancellor's investment advisory committee which has five members and advises the Public Trust Office and the Court of Protection on investment matters;
- the Magistrates Courts rule committee, which has 14 members;
- the Advisory Committee on the Children Act, which has 13 members;
- Review Committee: Insolvency Rules—Northern Ireland—which has seven members;
- County Court rules committee—Northern Ireland—which has 10 members;
- Supreme Court rules committee—Northern Ireland—which has nine members;
- Crown Court rules committee—Northern Ireland—which has 11 members;
- Family Proceedings rules committee—Northern Ireland—which has 12 members; and
- Magistrates Courts rules committee—Northern Ireland
From time to time, the Lord Chancellor also makes other appointments on request, sometimes jointly with other appointing authorities.