§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appointments he announced to NHS trusts in North East England excluding Yorkshire in the week ending 3 April; how many of those appointed were declared to be present or past Labour councillors or Labour activists; and how many were councillors or activists of any other party. [38537]
§ Mr. MilburnFull details of the people appointed to National Health Service trusts boards in the north east in the week beginning 3 April 1998 were made public in a press release issued by the NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire Regional Office on 31 March 1998. Copies of the press release have been placed in the Library.