asked the Minister for the Civil Service which members, including chairmen, of Royal Commissions or commissions or committees of inquiry set up in the past 10 years have received fees or are to receive fees for so acting; and how much such fees were.

The Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Press currently receives a fee of £2,500 per annum. The following members of Royal Commissions set up in the past 10 years, in respect of which the expenditure is borne on Civil Service Department's Votes, have or will receive a fee of £21 per day:

Royal Commission	No. of members receiving a fee
Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury	6
Press	9
Standards of Conduct in Public Life	7
National Health Service	7
Gambling	1
Legal Services (England and Wales and Northern Ireland)	6
Legal Services (Scotland)	not yet determined

Information about fees paid by various other Government Departments to chairmen and members of Royal Commissions, Commissions and Committees of Inquiry is not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.