§ Mr. SinghTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many appointments to quangos he made between(a) 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 and (b) 1 June 1998 and 31 May 1999; and in each case of those how many were members of Britain's (i) Asian and (ii) ethnic minority communities. [92136]
§ Mr. MudieMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made a total of 96 appointments and re-appointments to non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) between 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998. Of these, one was of Asian origin, from a total of two who were of ethnic minority origin.
From 1 June 1998 to 31 May 1999, my right hon. Friend made a total of 119 appointments and re-appointments to NDPB s. Of these, nine were of Asian origin, from a total of 19 who were of ethnic minority origin.