§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. Peter WalkerFor reasons given in my reply to the hon. Member for Barking (Miss Richardson) on 2 July last year—[Vol. 7, c.448]—I cannot justify additional staff resources for the maintenance and provision of information of this kind.