§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department(a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31 March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women. [42149]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 12 February 2002]: The number of men and women appointed, or re-appointed, by Treasury Ministers to bodies sponsored by the Treasury during the periods in question is as follows:
Period Men appointed1 Women appointed1 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 31 11 1 April 2001 to 28 February 2002 5 3 1 Includes re-appointments.