§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list all the advisory committees whose members are appointed by him; and in respect of each such committee, how many of the members are women and how many are men.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following table gives the information sought in respect of appointments to advisory 379W non-departmental public bodies made by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry or by other Ministers in the Department, and includes those made by officials on their behalf. It does not include advisory bodies where neither the chairman nor members are appointed by Ministers.
Appointments as at 1 July 1983 Chairman Deputy etc. Members Name of Body Male Female Male Female Male Female Advisory Committee on the Safety of Household Electrical Equipment 1 — — — 14 3 British Overseas Trade Board 1 — 1 — 13 1 Cinematograph Films Council — 1 — — 14 — Export Guarantees Advisory Council — — — — 7 1 Insurance Advisers — — — — 17 1 Overseas Projects Board 1 — 1 — 10 — Standing Advisory Committee on Patents 1 — — — 10 1 Standing Advisory Committee on Trade Marks 1 — — — 9 2 Advisory Council on Calibration and Measurement 1 — — — 11 — Advisory Committee on Stockpiling — — — — 7 — China Clay Council 1 — — 1 — Focus Committee on Information Technology Standards — — — — 8 — Industrial Development Advisory Board 1 — — — 10 — Joint Optoelectronics Research Scheme Assessment Committee 1 — — — 9 — Laboratory of the Government Chemist Requirements Committee 1 — — — 9 — Technology Transfer Services Committee 1 — — — 11 — Production Statistics Advisory Committee — — — — 12 — Regional Industrial Development Boards 4 — — — 33 — Electronics and Avionics Requirements Board 1 — — — 10[6*] — Materials and Chemical and Vehicles Requirements Board 1 — — — 7 — Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Requirements Board 1 — — — 9 — Metrology and Standards Requirements Board 1 — — — 7[6*] — Textiles and Other Manufacturers Requirements Board 1 — — — 6 — Space Consultative Committee — — — — 15 — *Figures in square brackets refer to appointments made other than by Ministers or officials on their behalf.