§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each organisation, agency and body for which he has responsibility for the appointment of members; if he will list the number of appointments he makes to each body; if he will list other organisations which have the right of appointment to any of these bodies; if he will publish a table showing the(a) name of, (b) 899W occupation or former occupation of, (c) salary, honorarium or annual payment made to and (d) date of appointment of each member; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 February 1994]: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Details of membership of those bodies listed in the publication "Public Bodies" are normally available in their annual reports, as indicated in the publication. The latest edition of "Public Bodies" is available in the Library of the House. Public bodies should always be ready to provide a list of their membership and the organisation's postal address at which members may be contacted.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 30 November,Official Report, column 471, when he expects to be able to announce publication of a document for Scotland similar to that published by the Secretary of State for Wales entitled, "Public Bodies: Appointments made by the Secretary of State for Wales" which would list detailed information concerning appointments made to public bodies in Scotland.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 24 February 1994]: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Details of membership of those bodies listed in the publication "Public Bodies" are normally available in their annual reports, as indicated in the publication. The latest edition of "Public Bodies" is available in the Library of the House. Public bodies should always be ready to provide a list of their membership and the organisation's postal address at which members may be contacted.