§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many recommendations have been made by the Government of the Irish Republic under article 6 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in each year since it was signed; how many persons were appointed in each year as a result of those recommendations; and of these how many are still serving in each body. [1964]
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 1 November 1996]:
The information now available is as follows:
Year Number of recommendations Number of appointments resulting from recommendations 1986 45 5 1987 21 3 1988 15 4 1989 6 4 1990 1 0 1991 21 3 1992 34 8 1993 30 7 1994 17 2 1995 53 13 19961 41 6 1Up to 30 October 1996. Thirty-three of those appointments were still current as at 30 October 1996.
The figures for recommendations relate to nominations made rather than persons nominated. Some persons were nominated a number of times.