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Lady Sanderson--ADRA Equine Fund

Special Directors

J. Ross--Secretary of State for Scotland

Councillor C. Hebenton--COSLA

Councillor A. Milne--COSLA

T. Elliot--RHAS

Trustees

W. A. Biggar (Chairman)

J. G. S. Gammell

J. Gilmour

J. Izat

Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 2 February, Official Report, column 774, if he will list those hon. Members defeated in the general election of June 1987 who, at any subsequent date, have been appointed to public bodies by him or his predecessor ; and if he will list those appointments.

Mr. Lang [holding answer 24 February 1994] : As indicated in the reply referred to by the hon. Member, no hon. Member who was defeated in the general election of 1987 currently holds appointment on any non- departmental public body or NHS body for which my department has responsibility. The information held centrally by my Department does not show whether defeated Members were appointed to such bodies earlier.

Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will establish a register of new appointees to executive bodies or advisory bodies which would show previous and present political affiliations, together with financial contributions to any political parties.

Mr. Lang [holding answer 24 February 1994] : No. Appointments are made on the basis of aptitude and merit. No central record is kept of the political affiliation of those appointed to public bodies.

Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what guidelines he has issued to non-departmental public bodies regarding the admission of public to meetings ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lang [holding answer 24 February 1994] : None. Given the very wide range of non-departmental public bodies for which the Secretary of State for Scotland is responsible, general guidance would not be appropriate.

Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the arrangements made by each non-departmental public body appointed by him, to enable members of the public to have access to agendas, minutes and reports of such bodies.

Mr. Lang [holding answer 24 February 1994] : It is not normal practice to make the agendas and minutes of the meetings of NDPBs available to the public. Those NDPBs which are covered by the Companies Acts are required to publish annual reports, as are some other bodies. In a number of cases, the body is required by statute to produce an annual report on the exercise and performance of its functions for the Secretary of State which he is obliged to lay before Parliament. Many executive NDPBs, both statutory and non-statutory, make their annual report available to the public. Full details of the availability of annual reports in relation to executive NDPBs are given in my letter of 16 November 1993 to the hon. Member for Cannock and Burntwood (Dr. Wright), a copy of which was placed in the Libraries of the House.

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Mr. Wallace : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it his practice to consult the leaders of the opposition parties in Scotland prior to making appointments to the chairmanship of non- departmental public bodies within his Department's

responsibility.

Mr. Lang [holding answer 24 February 1994] : No.

Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who are the members currently appointed to the rent assessment panel for Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : There are 78 members currently appointed to the rent assessment panel in Scotland. The list of members as at 14 February 1994 is as follows :

President

G. F. Robertson, FRICS, FCIArb

Vice President

Mrs. M. J. L. Walker, MA, LLB, NP

Chairmen

J. M. Barton, WS

M. J. Burns, MA, LLB

Mrs. L. J. M. Campbell, BL

Mrs. J. Catto, LLB, NP

Miss A. Chisholm, LLB

Miss M. Crighton

C. J. Forrest, WS

J. R. Gardiner, BL, NP, WS

Miss S. T. Givens, MA, LLB

J. M. D. Graham, LLB, NP

The Hon. Simon E. G. Guest, LLB, WS

Miss C. S. Hederson, MA, LLB, NP

Professor J. A. M. Inglis, CBE, MA, LLB

E. G. Kennedy, LLB, NP

Miss D. McGhie, LLB

J. G. Malcolm-Smith

Mrs. E. Mochar

N. J. A. Robertson, BL

J. G. L. Robinson, BA, LLB

E. O. St. John, BL. WS

O. H. Spiers, MA

B. C. T. Wood, BL

Valuers

J. M. Bennett, FRICS, ARVA

K. I. Crichton, FRICS

F. M. Halliday, FRICS

Mrs. U. L. Heaney, MA, FRICS

M. Kay, FRICS

A. C. Love, FRICS

R. R. McConnell, FRICS

L. J. McFarlane, FRICS FRVA

R. A. M. MacKenzie, FRICS

MacPherson, MA, FRICS

E. Milne, FRICS

W. W. Mitchell, FRICS, FRVA

Miss C. Oliphant, ARICS

P. Paterson, FRICS

J. B. Pettinger, FRICS, ARVA

T. F. Phillips, FRICS

A. J. Prentice, FRICS, ARVA

J. D. O. Ramsay, FRICS, FFB

G. Scott, FRICS, FRVA

R. T. Shanks, FRICS

J. G. Smith, FRICS

I. D. Sutherland, FRICS

J. T. Sutherland, FRICS

J. S. Traill, MSc, FRICS, MRTPI

A. E. L. Weir, FRICS, FRVA

Lay Members

Mrs. P. Bolton

S. J. Boyd, AIPM

Mrs. H. Charlton

Ms A. S. Daghlian

I. S. Davidson

M. Fleming

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J. Forbes

Mrs. C. K. Fraser

W. G. Fyfe, MA, BD, STM8

A. Gray

W. Hill, FIHsg

Mrs. E. R. Innes

N. MacPhail

A. McQuaker

Mrs. S. B. Mathieson

J. S. Methven

Mrs. A. O'Neale

Mrs. E. Park

Mrs. D. Rankin

Mrs. S. Ritchie

R. C. Robinson

Mrs. S. Ross

Mrs. M. M. Roxburgh

J. I. Stevenson

Mrs. A. Tankel

J. Thomson, MBE, JP

Mrs. A. Woodward-Nutt

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