§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the non-departmental bodies in the Province the conduct of which can be referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
§ Sir John WheelerThe offices of the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints, common-ly referred to as "the Ombudsman", are held by the same person. The function of the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration is to investigate complaints of alleged injustice as a consequence of maladministration by Northern Ireland Departments, including their agencies, while the function of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints is to investigate similar complaints against local and public bodies. The list of non-departmental bodies which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints is as follows:—
Local bodies
Local Authorities (ie District Councils)Any new town commission established under the New Towns Acts (Northern Ireland) 1965 to 1968 and any committee or sub-committee thereof.Harbour Authorities.
Chairman: N. Hamilton Under Secretary, Department of the Environment Members: W. V. Blease Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Housing Executive E. Holmes Director, Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations W. A. Doran Deputy Director, Construction Employers' Federation Mrs. J. McCrum Ex Director, Housing Rights Service D. J. A. Young Chairman, Building Societies Association Ms C. Laird Institute of Housing R. Best Joseph Rowntree Foundation Prof. A. Murie Heriot Watt University P. Sweeney Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust R. J. Polley Rent Officer for Northern Ireland Ms P. Bowen Tenants Representative