§ Mrs. RoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many persons above the age of(a) 60, (b) 65 and (c) 70 years he has appointed to public bodies in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Department's policy is to make the best appointment possible for the task in hand, irrespective of age. No consolidated record of the age of members of public bodies is maintained.