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Lord Marlesford
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will list Royal Commissions set up since the war, with the date on which each was set up and on which each reported. [HL858]
Lord Williams of Mostyn
The following Royal Commissions have been set up since the end of the Second World War:
| Title | Appointed | Reported |
| Awards to Inventors | 15 May 1946 | 13 December 1948 |
| Justices of the Peace | 24 June 1946 | 5 May 1948 |
| Press | 14 April 1947 | 3 June 1949 |
| Lotteries, Betting and Gaming | 28 April 1949 | 16 March 1951 |
| Capital Punishment | 4 May 1949 | 5 September 1953 |
| Taxation of Profits and Income | 2 January 1951 | 13 February 1953 9 April 1954 20 May 1955 |
| Dundee (University College) and Relationship with St. Andrews University | 3 May 1951 | 24 April 1952 |
| Marriage and Divorce | 8 September 1951 | 20 December 1955 |
| Scottish Affairs | 25 July 1952 | 21 July 1954 |
| Land and Population in East Africa | January 1953 | 16 May 1955 |
Title
| Appointed
| Reported
|
| Pay and Conditions of Service in the Civil Service | 16 November 1953 | 10 November 1955 |
| Law Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency | 20 February 1954 | 7 May 1957 |
| Common Land | 1 December 1955 | 11 July 1958 |
| Remuneration of Doctors and Dentists | 27 March 1957 | 10 February 1960 |
| Local Government in Greater London | 10 December 1957 | 3 October 1960 |
| Police | 25 January 1960 | 15 November 1960 24 May 1962 |
| Press | 1 March 1961 | 5 September 1962 |
| National Incomes | 5 November 1962 | 5 February 1965 |
| Penal System in England and Wales | 15 August 1964 | Wound up May 1966 |
| Prices and Incomes | 8 April 1965 | Wound up 1967 |
| Trades Unions and Employers' Associations | 8 April 1965 | June 1968 |
| Medical Education | 6 August 1965 | March 1968 |
| Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 | 28 February 1966 | 1 November 1966 |
| Local Government in England | 31 May 1966 | June 1969 |
| Local Government in Scotland | 31 May 1966 | September 1969 |
| Assizes and Quarter Sessions | 7 November 1966 | September 1969 |
| Industrial Relations | 1 March 1969 | Wound up 1971 (Reconstituted as a statutory body) |
| The Constitution | 15 April 1969 | 10 October 1973 |
| Environmental Pollution* | 20 February 1970 | First 1971 |
| Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury | 19 March 1973 | March 1978 |
| Press | 16 July 1974 | July 1977 |
| Distribution of Income and Wealth | 23 August 1974 | First 1975 Final 8 October 1979 |
| 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
| Appointed
| Reported
|
| Criminal Procedure | 3 February 1978 | January 1981 |
| Criminal Justice | 14 March 1991 | July 1993 |
| Long Term Care for the Elderly | 17 December 1997 | Will report shortly |
* As a standing body the Commission reports from time to time. | ||