§ Ms. Jo Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those bodies to which his Department makes appointments, the number of appointees and the number of these who are women.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe Northern Ireland bodies to which I make appointments or to which appointments are made by Northern Ireland Departments subject to my direction and control are listed with the total number of appointees and the number of women currently serving on each of these bodies:
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Body Total Males Females Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd. 6 5 1 Wages Council (nine) 161 149 12 Warrenpoint Harbour Authority 9 9 — Total 747 680 67 Department of Education Armagh Observatory—Board of Governors 6 6 — Arts Council for Northern Ireland—Board of Governors 18 15 3 Board of Governors: Stranmillis College of Education 16 15 1 St. Joseph's College of Education 17 17 — St. Mary's College of Education 16 10 6 Council for Continuing Education 34 31 3 Education and Library Boards: Belfast 35 29 6 North Eastern 35 28 7 South Eastern 35 26 9 Southern 35 30 5 Western 31 20 11 Negotiating Machinery for Teachers' Salaries and Conditions of Service: Salaries negotiating Committee (schools) 11 11 — Conditions of service negotiating committee (schools) 12 11 1 Negotiating committee for academic staff in three Colleges of Education 9 6 3 Negotiating committee for Further Education 8 8 — Northern Ireland BTEC Liaison Committee 27 24 3 Northern Ireland Council for Educational Development 39 34 5 Northern Ireland Schools Examination Council 40 32 8 Sports Council for Northern Ireland 19 14 5 Queen's University Senate 5 3 2 Standing Conference for Primary Education 14 13 1 Standing Conference for Secondary Education 16 13 3 Standing Conference for Technical Education 16 15 1 The Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards 13 10 3 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 16 14 2 Ulster Museum 16 13 3 UNESCO—Committee of 25 18 7 Youth Committee for Northern Ireland 25 21 4 Visitor to the University of Ulster 1 1 — Total 590 488 102 Department of the Environment Committee for Nature Conservation 13 10 3 Fire Authority for Northern Ireland 17 15 2 Historic Buildings Council 14 12 2 Historic Monuments Council 16 14 2 Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland 13 10 3 National House Building Council—Northern Ireland Committee 7 7 — Northern Ireland Construction Industry Advisory Council 10 10 — Northern Ireland Housing Executive 10 8 2 Northern Ireland Local Government Superannuation Committee 17 16 1 Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company 7 7 Northern Ireland Railways Ltd. 5 5 — Citybus Ltd./Ulsterbus Ltd. 5 4 1 Northern Ireland Airports Ltd. 6 6 — Planning Appeals Commission 10 8 2 Rent Assessment Panel 50 39 11 Ulster Countryside Committee 12 10 2 Compensation Appeals Tribunal 3 3 — Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee 15 15 — Lagan Valley Regional Park (Sub-Committee of UCC) 13 11 2 Total 243 210 33 Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland Economic Council 15 14 1 Charities Advisory Committee 5 5 — Lay Observer under the Solicitors Order 1 1 — Public Service Training Council 9 9 — Security Appeal Board 3 3 — Statute Law Committee 16 16 — Ulster Savings Committee 39 34 5 Vaughans Charity (Trustees) 5 4 1 Total 93 86 7
Body Total Males Females Department of Health and Social Services Attendance Allowance Board 8 5 3 Central Advisory Committees for: Medical 12 12 — Dental 12 12 — Nursing 17 7 10 Pharmaceutical 13 11 2 Personal Social Services 14 11 3 Distinction and Meritorious Service Award Committee 7 7 — Health and Social Services Boards: Eastern 33 28 5 Northern 24 19 5 Southern 24 20 4 Western 24 20 4 Mental Health Review Tribunals 6 5 1 Northern Ireland National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 35 15 20 Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for Health and Social Services 16 16 — Poisons Board 10 8 2 Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Council 21 19 2 Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Training Council 13 10 3 Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical Education 31 30 1 Therapeutic Paramedical Advisory Committee 13 1 12 Tribunal to inquire into the Disqualification of Persons providing General Practitioner Services 14 13 1 Total 347 269 78 Northern Ireland Office Board of Visitors: Her Majesty's Prison, Armagh 12 5 7 Her Majesty's Prison, Belfast 24 16 8 Her Majesty's Prison, Magilligan 21 15 6 Her Majesty's Prison, Maze 30 20 10 Visiting Committee—Young Offenders' Centre—Hydebank Wood 18 9 9 Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 4 4 — Joint Consultative Committee for Prison Industries in Northern Ireland 5 5 — Police Authority 18 14 4 Police Complaints Board for Northern Ireland 7 4 3 Probation Board for Northern Ireland 16 12 4 Rathgael and Whiteabbey Schools Management Board 15 11 4 Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights 13 9 4 District Electoral Areas Commission for Northern Ireland 1 1 — Total 184 125 59