§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many of the individuals appointed by his Department to public positions in the last year were first identified by the public appointments unit. [8537]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 10 December 1996]: For appointments made during 1995 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Cannock and Burntwood (Dr. Wright) on 25 April 1996, Official Report, column 219. From 1 January 1996 until 6 December 1996 departmental records show that five appointments to four separate bodies were made from names first supplied by the public appointments unit. A list of the appointments is as follows:
British Shipbuilders
Mr. Christopher CampbellCoal Authority
Mr. John Cunliffe (reappointment)Copyright Appeals Tribunal
Mrs. Angela Howorth (reappointment)Sir Michael Lickiss (reappointment)Human Genetics Advisory Commission
Prof. Cairns Aitken.