§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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. [42147]
§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The number of men and women appointed, or re-appointed, by Ministers in this Department to bodies sponsored by this Department during the periods in question is as follows:
Period Men Women 1 April 2000–31 March 2001 7 10 1 April 2001–28 February 2002 17 13 Note:
Appointment and re-appointments to the Appeals Service are not included as these are the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor.