§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many public appointments(a) he is responsible for making and (b) require his approval, including those not listed in "Public Bodies"; and if he will give this figure in terms of (i) appointments to executive bodies, (ii) appointments to advisory bodies and (iii) other appointments.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 27 October 1994]: The details of the public appointments I make are given in "Appointments by the Secretary of State of Wales, 1 September 1994", copies are in the Library of the House. The figures are as follows:
Number Appointments to Executive Bodies 235 Advisory Bodies 170 Other Appointments 1403 1 Of which 320 are to NHS bodies I am also consulted on a number of appointments made by Ministers in charge of other Government Departments, but this information is not held centrally by the Welsh Office.