asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will publish a list of all bodies to which he appoints members other than civil servants, distinguishing between full-time and part-time, salaried, fee paid and unpaid appointments, indicating for each category of appointment the number of such appointees.
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22nd November 1977; Vol. 939, c. 697–8], gave the following information:
Full-time*
| Part-time
| Salaried
| Fee Paid
| Unpaid
| |
| London Electricity Consultative Council | — | 25 | 1 | — | 24 |
| Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Consultative Council | — | 27 | 1 | — | 26 |
| Midlands Electricity Consultative Council | — | 27 | 1 | — | 26 |
| North Eastern Electricity Consultative Council | — | 27 | 1 | — | 26 |
| North Western Electricity Consultative Council | — | 20 | 1 | — | 19 |
| South Eastern Electricity Consultative Council | — | 27 | 1 | — | 26 |
| Southern Electricity Consultative Council | — | 23 | 1 | — | 22 |
| South Wales Electricity Consultative Council | — | 23 | 1 | — | 22 |
| South Western Electricity Consultative Council | — | 23 | 1 | — | 22 |
| Yorkshire Electricity Consultative Council | — | 24 | 1 | — | 23 |
| National Gas Consumers' Council | — | 23‡ | 1 | — | 22‡ |
| Eastern Gas Consumers' Council | — | 26 | 1 | — | 25 |
| East Midlands Gas Consumers' Council | — | 30 | 1 | — | 29 |
| North Eastern Gas Consumers' Council | — | 28 | 1 | — | 27 |
| Northern Gas Consumers' Council | — | 27 | 1 | — | 26 |
| North Thames Gas Consumers' Council | — | 25 | 1 | — | 24 |
| North Western Gas Consumers' Council | — | 30 | 1 | — | 29 |
| Scottish Gas Consumers' Council | — | 23 | 1 | — | 22 |
| South Eastern Gas Consumers' Council | — | 29 | 1 | — | 28 |
| Southern Gas Consumers' Council | — | 20 | 1 | — | 19 |
| South Western Gas Consumers' Council | — | 23 | 1 | — | 22 |
| Wales Gas Consumers' Council | — | 22 | 1 | — | 21 |
| West Midlands Gas Consumers' Council | — | 28 | 1 | — | 27 |
| Post Office Users' National Council | — | 30§ | 1 | — | 29§ |
| Post Office Users' Council for Northern Ireland | — | 21 | 1 | — | 21 |
| Post Office Users' Council for Scotland | — | 23 | — | — | 23 |
| Post Office Users' Council for Wales | — | 23 | — | — | 23 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committees:- | |||||
| Central Transport Consultative Committee | — | 14‡ | 1 | — | 13† |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for East Anglia | — | 22 | 1 | — | 21 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for East Midlands Area | — | 17 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for London | — | 17 | 1 | — | 16 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for North Eastern Area | — | 21 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for North Western Area | — | 20 | 1 | — | 19 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland | — | 21 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for South Eastern Area | — | 16 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for South Western Area | — | 14 | 1 | — | 13 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Wales | — | 19 | 1 | — | 18 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for West Midlands Area | — | 20 | 1 | — | 19 |
| Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Yorkshire | — | 13 | 1 | — | 12 |
* All full-time Board members are salaried. | |||||
| †Includes the Chairmen of the Scottish and Welsh Consumer Councils. | |||||
| ‡ Includes the Regional Chairmen who serve as members ex-officio. | |||||
| § Includes the Country Chairmen who serve as members ex-officio. | |||||
| ║ Appointments made jointly with the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. | |||||