Bonfire day for the Quangos! 192 abolished, 289 reformed

Aberdeenangarse

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

I cannot see an occasion where a key ally is served Blue Nun.

Hey - don't knock a Blue Nun. Well I did it once, in a dodgy film sometime ago

Sir_Humphrey

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/14/2010-bad-year-wine-committee

In a response to a freedom of information request last week asking how much members of the committee are paid, Robert Alexander, head of government hospitality in the protocol directorate of the Foreign Office, said: "The members and chairman of the GHACPW are not paid. They offer their advice to government hospitality at no cost, although they are entitled to claim travel expenses to attend meetings of the committee.
The committee meets only four times each year for half a day. The four members of the committee are all masters of wine, and the chairman is a retired diplomat, Sir David Wright. I act as secretary to the committee. The committee was established in 1922, and has existed, in one form or another, since."

Since its function is not being adandoned, the net saving will be...zilch. Total cost to taxpayer, 16 train fares.