§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the posts to which he has made appointments in Wales in the last three years that have been(a) advertised and (b) not advertised. [14404]
§ Mr. RedwoodAll the appointments I make are listed in Appointments by the Secretary of State for Wales, which is updated quarterly and is available in the Library of the House. Of these, in the last three years, the following posts have been advertised in the national press.
Post Chair: Welsh Development Agency Independent Complaints Administrator: Cardiff Bay Development Corporation Chairman and members: Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust Glan Y Mor NHS Trust University Dental Hospital NHS Trust University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust Chairman: Gwent Health Authority Mid and West Wales Health Authority North Wales Health Authority South Glamorgan Health Authority West Glamorgan Health Authority Also, in July 1993, the Welsh Office ran a general newspaper advertising campaign inviting people to join the Departments register of candidates for public appointment, from which the majority of appointees are selected.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo aks the Secretary of State for Wales how many women are members of the boards of Welsh quangos; and what percentage this is of all members. [14731]
§ Mr. RedwoodThe most recent information about appointments that I make is set out in Appointments by the Secretary of State for Wales, 1 March 1995, which is available in the Library of the House; 230 or 26.9 per cent. of these appointments were held by women. Of 189 appointments to executive non-departmental public bodies, 41 or 21.7 per cent. were held by women.