§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many public appointments(a) she is responsible for making and (b) require her approval, including those not listed in "Public Bodies"; and if she will give this figure in terms of (i) appointments to executive bodies, (ii) appointments to advisory bodies and (iii) other appointments.
§ Mr. BoswellThe information requested is given below.
Number of appointments the Secretary of State is responsible for making Number of appointments that require approval from the Secretary of State Executive bodies 255 1 Advisory bodies 19 — Other bodies 871 1 1 These figures include eight appointments to the SLC made jointly by the Secretaries of State for Education and for Scotland. Further appointments can be made at the discretion of the Secretaries of State. The Secretary of State is also empowered to establish education associations and may appoint as many members as she considers appropriate to each association.