§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many appointments she has made to public bodies since 7 June; and how many are in her gift. [15484]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisInformation about numbers of ministerial appointments to public bodies is included in the Cabinet Office's annual report, "Public Bodies". Copies of this are placed in the Library of the House and the report is published on the Cabinet Office's internet website. The next edition of "Public Bodies", which will include numbers of appointments at 31 March 2001, will be published around the end of the year.
Since 7 June 2001 my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made one appointment to Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by the Department. In total there are 194 NDPB appointments in my right hon. Friend's gift.