§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men and (b) women he has appointed to public bodies in the past year; and what is the total number of men and women appointed by his Department to serve on public bodies.
§ Mr. TebbitI have appointed 350 men and 66 women to public bodies in the year ended 30 April 1982. 2,352 men and 531 women serve on public bodies to which appointments are made by my Department.