§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many appointments to the public bodies listed in "Public Bodies" for his Department were made from names supplied by the public appointments unit; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. BoswellIt is difficult to ascribe every appointment made to this Department's public bodies to a single source. Members are appointed by the Secretary of State on the basis of their personal qualities in the light of advice from various quarters. The public appointments unit provides names of suitably qualified candidates for consideration for a wide range of appointments and is used to provide information about names suggested by others. Six appointments to this Department's public bodies which are listed in "Public Bodies" are known to have been suggested by the public appointments unit. They are:
Education Assets Board
- Mr. K. Bridge
- Miss A. Lees
National Youth Agency
- Mrs. S. Joiner (nee Gardner)
National Curriculum Council and Schools Examination and Assessment Council
- Mr. J. P. Whitehouse
Schools Examination and Assessment Council
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- Mr. J. Day
Visiting Committee for the Royal College of Art
- Mr. D. Nicholls