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Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the last 10 ad hoc Royal Commissions, the time which elapsed between their establishment and the publication of their reports and, for each, the total cost. [39888]
The Prime Minister
The details of the last ten Royal Commissions are as follows:
| Title | Date established | Presented to Parliament |
| Constitution | 15 April 1969 | October 1973 |
| Civil Liability and Compensations for Personal Injury | 19 March 1973 | March 1978 |
| Press | 16 July 1974 | July 1977 |
| Standards of Conduct in Public Life | 6 December 1974 | July 1976 |
| Gambling | 24 February 1976 | July 1978 |
| National Health Service | 19 May 1976 | July 1979 |
| Legal Services | 20 July 1976 | October 1979 |
Title
| Date established
| Presented to Parliament
|
| Criminal Procedure | 3 February 1978 | January 1981 |
| Criminal Justice | 14 March 1991 | July 1993 |
| Long Term Care for the Elderly | 17 December 1997 | Due December 1998 |
Details of cost are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.