§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each year since 1996 who have been appointed to a position within the NHS have declared a political interest, broken down by political parties; and what proportion of the total number of appointees this represents for each political party. [83293]
§ Mr. LammyInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The tables give the appointments made by Ministers to national health service bodies since the Government first took office in 1997, and the appointments subsequently made by the NHS Appointments Commission since it was established in 2001.
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Table 1: Secretary of State for Health appointments to NHS trusts, primary care trusts and health authorities from 2 May 1997 to 2 July 2001. Political party Appointees Proportion of total appointments (percentage) Conservative 305 5.1 Independent 54 0.9 Labour 1,499 25.1 Liberal Democrat 230 3.9 Other 34 0.6 Total declaring political interest 2,122 35.6 Not politically active 3,842 64.4 Total appointments for period 5,964 100.0
Table 2: Appointments Commission appointments to NHS trusts, primary care trusts, health authorities, strategic health authorities and care trusts from 2 July 2001 to 1 November 2002 Political party Appointees Proportion of total appointments (percentage) Conservative 143 5.2 Independent 28 1.0 Labour 599 21.9 Liberal Democrat 111 4.1 Other 16 0.6 Total declaring political interest 897 32.8 Not politically active 1,835 67.2 Total appointments for period 2,732 100.0