§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, what percentage of public appointments made by his Department were held by women at the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. DorrellThe latest published figures for the Department of National Heritage—that is, those given in "Public Bodies 1993"—are: out of a total of 651 public appointees 142 or 22 per cent. are held by women. The 1994 figures are still being collected and will be announced in due course.