§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a breakdown of people currently holding public appointments in terms of(a) age, (b) sex, (c) race and (d) the region in which they live.
§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of public appointments made by his Department were held by women at the most recent date for which figures are available.
Mr. Robert G. HughesAt 1 September, 28 per cent. of appointments to public bodies were held by women. Further details are available in "Public Bodies 1993", a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Statistics about the number of public appointments held by women at 1 September 1994 are still being collected, and will be published at the end of the year.