§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of(a) chairmen, (b) chief executives and (c) board members of (i) regional health authorities, (ii) district health authorities and (iii) NHS trusts are women.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe latest information available centrally is given in the table.
Chairman and non-executive appointees Number of women appointed Women as a percentage of total appointees Regional health authorities Chairmen 1 12.5 Non-executive members 19 47.5 District health authorities Chairmen 26 24.1 Non-executive members 228 38.4 NHS Trusts Chairmen 104 26.0 Non-executive directors 795 40.4 Information about the number of female chief executives employed is not available centrally.