§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give(a) the total number of Government committees currently chaired by women, (b) the percentage of Government committees currently chaired by women, (c) the total number of women currently on boards of directors of nationalised industries, and (d) the number of women currently on boards of directors of nationalised industries as a percentage of the total number of members of boards of directors of nationalised industries.
§ Mr. LuceOn 1 April 1986, women chaired 58 of the committees and other advisory bodies appointed by Ministers and listed in "Public Bodies 1986". This represented 5 per cent. of the advisory bodies listed. On the same date 33 women were members of the boards of directors of nationalised industries, representing 9 per cent. of board members.
Figures for 1987 will be published later this year.