Public Appointments

Mr. Amess
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many public appointments are within her patronage; what (a) salary and (b) other emoluments are attached to each; and what the comparable figures were in (i) 1976, (ii) 1986 and (iii) 1996.

Ms Harman
Details of the public appointments to public bodies sponsored by the Department for Constitutional Affairs can be found in “Public Bodies”, copies of which are in the Library. “Public Bodies” has been published annually since 1980 and the most recent edition provides figures for 2005. Each edition of “Public Bodies” contains details on the number of public appointments and remuneration details for that particular year. Further information, including comparable information for 1976, in respect of Department for Constitutional Affairs could be provided only at disproportionate cost.