HC Deb 22 April 1999 vol 329 cc655-6W
Sir Nicholas Lyell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the(a) costs of setting up and (b) annual running costs of the Immigration Services Tribunal and its staff; what provisions have been made to meet such costs; and what plans he has for designated professional bodies to contribute towards these costs. [81403]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Details of the costs of setting up and the annual running costs of the Immigration Services Tribunal and staff are contained in the Regulatory Impact Assessment which was published at the same time as the

which his Department is responsible and which carry a fee or salary, indicating for each type of appointment the fee or salary band which applies. [80748]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 15 April 1999]"Public Bodies 1998"—copies of which are available in the Library of the House—provides information on the levels of remuneration paid to those serving on the boards of public bodies for which my Department is responsible. In addition to those, there are the following paid public appointments:

Immigration and Asylum Bill. Schedule 6, paragraph 5(1) of the Bill enables the Secretary of State to prescribe by order fees for the registration or continued registration of persons on the register. There are no plans for designated professional bodies to contribute to these costs.