Public Appointments (Hansard, 1 November 1994)

HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 c1021W 1021W

§ Mrs. Maddock
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of public appointments made by his Department were held by women at the most recent date for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Ian Taylor
The 1994 figures are not yet available. "Public Bodies 1993" shows that, at 1 September 1993, 19 per cent. of the Department's appointments were held by women. The Department is fully committed to equal opportunities for women in public appointments, and has set itself a goal of increasing the number of women in DTI public appointments to 30 per cent. by 1996.