§ Mr. VazTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many public appointments he has made since 1 May; and how many and what percentage of these(a) receive remuneration and (b) are of (i) Afro-Caribbean and (ii) Asian origin. [16772]
§ Dr. David ClarkI have made 33 appointments since the 1 May to bodies listed in the Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies". One (3 per cent.) receives remuneration.
I have agreed to provide information about ethnic origin for all Departments in an aggregated form. For individual Departments to give the number of appointments they have made to people of ethnic origin would risk identifying individuals without their consent. The number of public appointments made since 1 May of people of (i) Afro-Caribbean origin is 18 and the number of public appointments made of people of (ii) Asian origin is 49.