§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appointments he has made within his responsibilities as Secretary of State for Scotland for each year since June 1987.
§ Mr. LangThe information held centrally by my Department does not show the number of appointments made in any given year. The total number of appointees at 1 September 1993 to non-departmental public bodies, NHS bodies and nationalised industries which are the responsibility of my Department is shown in the summary tables in the Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies 1993", copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. Information about the total numbers of appointees in earlier years is available in previous editions of this annual publication.
§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many relatives of Conservative hon. Members have been appointed to public bodies in Scotland since 1987; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. LangThe relationship of those appointed to non-departmental bodies sponsored by my Department is neither sought nor recorded.
§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all public body appointments made by him where the current annual salary is(a) over and (b) under £10,000.
§ Mr. LangThe remuneration of those appointed to non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department is listed in the Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies 1993", copies of which are in the Libraries of the House.
§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the local councillors appointed to Scottish hospital trusts, giving the political affiliation in each case.
§ Mr. StewartOn the basis of the information held centrally the position is as follows:—
Party Angus Community NHS Trust Mr. G. Norrie Independent Caithness and Sutherland Hospitals NHS Trust Rev. A. Murray Independent Mr. J. Rosie Independent Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trusts Mr. E. Gibson SNP Mr. G. Willacy Labour Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust Mr. I. Borthwick Independent East and Midlothian NHS Trust Mr. P. Fawcett Labour Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust Mr. J. M. Humphrey Conservative Hairmyres and Storehouse Hosptials NHS Trust Mrs. M. Mitchell Conservative Perth and Kinross NHS Trust Mr. J. Mathieson Conservative Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust Mr. B. Baird Conservative West Lothian NHS Trust Mr. P. Johnston SNP Yorkhill NHS Trust Mrs. J. E. Cameron Conservative
§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the members of political parties appointed by him to public bodies each year since 1987; and if he will give the political affiliation of each.
§ Mr. LangAppointments are made on the basis of aptitude and merit. I do not make appointments of members of political parties in that capacity and no central record is kept of the political affiliation of those appointed to public bodies.
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