§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the party political affiliations of the appointments which he made to statutory bodies and boards(a) between 1 April 1986 and 31 March 1996 and (b) 1 April and 1 July 1996. [9157]
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 16 December 1996]Information on the party political affiliation of those appointed to statutory bodies and boards during the period in question is not available. This information will, however, be available in the future for those persons appointed to bodies which fall within the remit of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Public Appointments, in line with the terms of the commissioner's guidance published on 1 July 1996.
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§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list each appointment which he made to statutory boards and bodies between 1 April 1986 and 31 March 1996, the length of time of each of the appointments and the remuneration paid in respect of each appointment; and how many of the appointments were of members of political parties. [9156]
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 16 December 1996]To identify each appointment made and the remuneration level involved over a 10-year period would incur disproportionate costs. Current remuneration levels are, however, set out in "Public Bodies 1995", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Information is not available on the number of appointees during the period from April 1986 to March 1996 who were members of political parties.