asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give a list of those bodies other than committees, but including statutory corporations, to which he appoints members other than civil servants, giving the number of members serving on each body.

I appoint the members of 18 statutory and four non-statutory bodies other than committees as follows:

	Number of members serving (excluding Civil Servants)
Statutory Bodies
National Coal Board	11
British Gas Corporation	15
Electricity Council	5
Central Electricity Generating Board	8
Area Electricity Boards
London	7
South-Eastern	8
Southern	7
South-Western	8
Eastern	6
East Midlands	8
Midlands	8
South Wales	8
Merseyside and South Wales	8
Yorkshire	7
North-Eastern	8
North-Western	7
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority	10
British National Oil Corporation	10
Non-Statutory Bodies
Advisory Council on Energy Conservation	19
Advisory Council for Research and Development for Fuel and Power	11
Nuclear Power Advisory Board	9
Offshore Energy Technology Board	9

In addition, the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection appoints the Chairmen of the Eelectricity Consultative Councils who are ex-officio members of the appropriate area board.