§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will update the information given in his answer to the hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. Redmond) on 4 November 1992,Official Report, columns 270–74; and if he will state the political affiliation of the appointees where known.
§ Sir John Cope[holding answer 4 February 1993]: There have been only two changes to the list of appointees to the public bodies for which the Chancellor is responsible. Dr. C. Swan, Garter King of Arms, has been appointed as a member of the Royal Mint Advisory Committee. Mr. N. Fox Bassett, lawyer, has been appointed to the Building Societies Commission.
No details are held of the political affiliation of appointees to any of the public bodies for which the Chancellor is responsible.