Quangos

19. Mr. Galbraith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of people he appoints to quangos and the total remuneration given to them.

Mr. Lang
As at 1 September last year, I made just under 4,000 public appointments. The majority of them are not paid. For those where a salary is paid, the total amount of remuneration, at the same date, was £2·1 million. This figure does not include a number of appointments which are fee paid and where, of course, the amount of fee depends on the days of attendance.