§ Mr. SinghTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many members of Britain's(a) ethnic minority communities and (b) Asian community he appointed to quangos between (i) 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 and (ii) 1 June 1998 and 31 May 1999; [92117]
(2) how many appointments to quangos he made between (i) 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 and (ii) 1 June 1998 and 31 May 1999. [92046]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is given in the tables. The Department's most recently set goals and objectives for ensuring recruitment from all sections of society were published by the Government on 25 May in "Quangos: Opening Up Public Appointments 1999–2002" copies of which are available in the Library.
Appointments to NHS Boards and NDPBs Appointments made during the period 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998 Ethnic White minority2 Asian3 Total NHS Boards1 968 114 53 1,082 NDPBs 137 24 11 161 Total 1,105 138 64 1,243
Appointments made during the period 1 June 1998 to 31 May 1999 Ethnic White minority2 Asian3 Total NHS Boards3 1,243 179 78 1,422 NDPBs 117 15 6 132 Total 1,360 194 84 1,554 1 Does not include three month health authority re-appointments made on 1 April 1998. 2 Includes those from the Asian community. 3 Made up of the ethnic categories of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese.