§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the representation of(a) women, (b) representatives of service industries and (c) persons representative of the wider community on steering groups preparing business plans for local enterprise companies.
§ Mr. LangLocal enterprise companies are private organisations and individual appointments are a matter for the companies themselves, subject only to the requirement that at least two-thirds of the members of the board of each company are to be drawn from the private sector.