HC Deb 22 March 1995 vol 257 cc264-5W
30. Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for how many public appointments he is now responsible for in Scotland; and how many people are on his list of possible candidates for such appointments. [13655]

Mr. Lang

There were 3,656 appointments nominally within the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland at 1 September 1994, including 1,895 members of childrens panels, who are recruited through the local authorities. There are currently about 4,000 names on the Scottish Office public appointments list.

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