§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 17 January,Official Report, column 385, if she will list for each trust chair and non-executive director in the Northern region the name of the organisation by which they are employed.
§ Dr. MawhinneyWe do not maintain up-to-date information relating to the names of appointees' employers.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 17 January,Official Report, column 385, if she will list for each trust chair and non-executive director in the Northern region their known party political affiliation.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe political affiliation of chairmen and non-executive directors of national health service trusts plays no part in the appointment by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and would be known only where an appointee is actively pursuing a political career at the time of the appointment. No attempt is made to check on whether that activity is continued after appointment, so current political affiliations are not known.