§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many appointments to public bodies have been made through her 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. [42160]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 12 March 2002]The numbers of men and women appointed or re-appointed to non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the former Department for Education and Employment and this Department during the periods in question are as follows:
Men Women April 2000 to March 2001 86 37 April 2001 to March 2002 16 2