HC Deb 27 June 1994 vol 245 cc395-6W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many and what proportion of(a) chairmen, (b) chief executives and (c) board members of (i) urban development corporations and (ii) housing action trusts are women.

Mr. Gummer

The number and proportion of women in urban development corporations and housing action trusts are as follows:

Number of Women Proportion of Women
Per cent. Per cent.
(i) Urban Development Corporations
(a) Chairmen 0 0
(b) Chief Executives 0 0
(c) Board Members 22 18
(ii) Housing Action Trusts
(a) Chairmen 1 20
(b) Chief Executives 0 0 (161)
(c) Board Members 22 46
1The acting chief executive at the shadow Stonebridge housing action trust is a woman. The parliamentary process to establish the HAT is currently underway.