§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the public appointments made by his Department have been from the ethnic minorities; and what proportion this represents of the total.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the public appointments made by him since June 1987 have been(a) men and (b) women.
§ Mr. ForthWhilst information in the form requested is not collected, details are given each year in the publication "Public Bodies" of the number of men and women holding public appointments. The latest edition, for 1988, shows that at 1 April 1988 903 men and 227 women held appointments made by my Department.