§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the names, occupations and current employers of those who currently hold positions in each public body to which she makes appointments; if she will make a statement on the considerations taken into account when making such appointments; and if she will list details of the posts and salaries or allowances payable which have changed since the publication of "Public Bodies 1992".
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 25 June 1993]The information available will be placed in the Library.
The Department's aim is to appoint people from a wide range of different backgrounds and many professional and voluntary bodies are consulted when appointments are made to public bodies. Members of public bodies who are not paid a fee receive the same rates of travel allowances as civil servants and subsistence is paid according to actual costs.