§ Ms. Jo Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he has had any meetings with the Equal Opportunities Commission to discuss the implementation of those parts of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women relevant to his Department; and if he has any future plans for such meetings;
(2) what steps he is taking to evaluate the progress in implementing those parts of the United Nations Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women which apply to his Department; what resources he has allocated to this; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what plans he has for implementing paragraph 58 of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women, relating to the collection of statistics on the situation of women;
(4) whether he will establish a special office within his Department to monitor periodically and accelerate the
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Body Total Males Females Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Institute 9 9 — Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland 21 21 — Foyle Fisheries Commission 4 4 — Livestock Marketing Commission for Northern Ireland 7 6 1 Milk Marketing Board 13 13 — Northern Ireland Agricultural Wages Board 15 15 — Northern Ireland Drainage Council 17 17 — Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority 6 6 — Northern Ireland Water Council 15 14 1 Pigs Production Development Committee 8 8 — Water Appeals Commission 2 2 — Total 117 115 2 Department of Economic Development Belfast Harbour Commissioners 14 14 — Board of Directors: Harland & Wolff Ltd. 15 15 — Short Bros. Ltd. 11 11 — Compensation Tribunal (Loss of Employment through Civil Unrest) 3 3 — Committees for the Employment of Disabled People (three) 39 33 6 Enterprise Ulster 8 7 1 Equal Opportunities Commission 11 5 6 Fair Employment Agency 12 10 2 Fair Employment Appeals Board 3 3 — Health and Safety Agency 9 8 1 Industrial Development Board 12 12 — Labour Relations Agency 10 9 1 Local Enterprise Development Unit 9 8 1 Local Enterprise Development Unit—Area Panels (four) 27 26 1 Manpower Council 17 15 2 General Consumer Council 18 8 10 Northern Ireland Electricity Service Board 8 7 1 Northern Ireland Industrial Court 22 21 1 Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunals 147 133 14 Northern Ireland Training Authority 19 18 1 Northern Ireland Tourist Board 11 9 2 Londonderry Port and Harbour Commission 8 8 — Training Boards for: Catering Industry 20 19 1 Clothing Industry 14 13 1 Construction Industry 14 14 — Distributive Industry 21 20 1 Engineering Industry 15 15 — Food and Drink Industry 22 21 1 Road Transport Industry 16 16 — Textile Industry 16 16 — process towards the equitable representation of women along the lines of paragraph 88 of the conclusions of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe final report of the Nairobi conference has only recently become available and I am considering what steps might be appropriate in respect of Northern Ireland.