HC Deb 08 March 1999 vol 327 cc84-5W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by region the appointments he has made since his appointment; and if he will list the known political affiliations of appointees. [75027]

Mr. Denham

Information on the political activity of those appointed to National Health Service boards is contained in the Department of Health's Public Appointments Annual Report. This Report is currently being prepared for all those in post at 1 March 1999 and will be published in June. Copies of last year's report, giving details of all those appointed at 1 March 1998, are available in the Library.

Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the NHS trust and health authority appointments which were not made by the due date; and which remained outstanding on 1 March. [74833]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 5 March 1999]: The information requested is shown in the table.

List of Health Authority and National Health Service Trust Appointments which expired in 1998 and for which no appointment had been made by 1 March 1999
Region/body Number of Chairs Number of non-Executives
Eastern
Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust 0 1
Horizon NHS Trust 0 1
North West
Chester and Halton Community NHS Trust 1 2
Christie Hospital NHS Trust 1 2
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust 1 2
Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust 0 1
Manchester Health Authority 0 1
Mancunian Community Health NHS Trust 0 1
Tameside and Glossop Community and Priority Services NHS Trust 0 1
Warrington Community NHS Trust 0 2
Wirral Hospital NHS Trust 0 1
List of Health Authority and National Health Service Trust Appointments which expired in 1998 and for which no appointment had been made by 1 March 1999
Region/body Number of Chairs Number of non-Executives
Northern and Yorkshire
Calderdale and Kirklees Health Authority 0 1
London
BHB Community Healthcare NHS Trust 0 1
City and Hackney Community Services NHS Trust 0 2
Croydon Community Health NHS Trust 0 1
Enfield Community Care NHS Trust 0 1
Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 0 2
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust 0 1
North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust 0 1
Pathfinder Mental Health Services NHS Trust 0 1
Trent
Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 0 1
Grantham and District Hospital NHS Trust 0 1
South East
East Surrey Health Authority 0 2
South West
Bath Mental Healthcare NHS Trust 0 1
Gloucestershire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 0 1
Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust 1 0
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust 0 1
West Midlands
Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull (Teaching) Hospitals NHS Trust 0 1
Walsall Community Health NHS Trust 0 1
Total 4 35