HC Deb 02 December 1991 vol 200 cc45-7W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many directors of training and enterprise councils are (i) men, (ii) women, (iii) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (iv) from the private sector; what information he has about from which industrial sectors directors with a private sector background come; and, of those non-private sector directors, how many are from(a) local authorities, (b) local education authorities, (c) other educational organisations, (d) trade unions, (e) voluntary organisa-tions, (f) ethnic minority organisations, (g) employers' associations and (h) others.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information requested, in respect of the board of Scottish Enterprise, is shown in the table, with the exception of information about the ethnic origins of board members on which records are not maintained. At least two-thirds of the board members of local enterprise companies are drawn from the private

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The proceeds of the sales of the Scottish Bus Group's bus operating subsidiaries were £96.2 million, of which £56.4 million represents dividends before sale, net of capitalisation, and £39.8 million represents the amounts received for the sale of shares. The table shows details relating to each bus company sale. The disposal of insurance, engineering and property interests, and the wind up of the pension funds, is not yet complete.

sector. Individual appointments are for the local enterprise companies themselves. Board membership is listed in the published summaries of the companies' business plans.

Category Number of board members
Women 2
Men 10
Private sector directors of which
a. publishing 1
b. manufacturing 2
c. electronics 1
d. financial services 2
e. automotive industry 1
f. textiles 1
Total 8
Non-private sector directors of which
a. local authority 1
b. other educational organizations 1
c. trade union 1
Category Number of board members
d. voluntary organizations 1
TOTAL 4

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