§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the Labour and Liberal Democrat hon. Members of the current House of Commons and of the House of Lords who have served as members of(a) NHS trusts and (b) health authorities in the past seven years. [6651]
§ Mr. MilburnThe Department does not hold all the information on trust and health authority board posts held by current members of the House prior to this Parliament. 501W Current Members of the House of Commons, of whatever party, are disqualified from serving as non-executive members of National Health Service trusts or health authorities. Ten Members of the House of Lords are currently also non-executive members of trust and health authority boards. Of these, one takes the Labour Whip, seven take the Conservative Whip and two sit on the cross benches.