§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) men and (b) women he has appointed to public bodies in the past year; and what is the total number of men and women appointed by his Department to serve on public bodies.
§ Mr. David HowellI appointed(a) 83 men and (b) four women to public bodies in 1981. The total number of men and women appointed by my Department to serve on public bodies is 456–423 men and 33 women.