§ Mr. ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what proportion of his Department's appointees to non-departmental public bodies are (i) aged under 25, (ii) aged 25 to 30 and (iii) aged 31 to 35 years. [40736]
§ Mr. Chris SmithSince the publication of the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Guidance, statistics on the ages of appointees have been routinely collected. Details of the ages of those appointed before this date are not available in all cases.
Based on the information available, four serving appointees are under the age of 35, of whom one person is aged between 25 and 30 and the rest between 31 and 35 years. This is approximately 1% of the total.