§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the appointments to public bodies which he has made since 1 May 1997 have been from the Public Appointments Unit list. [33244]
§ Mr. Ron DaviesNone. As I announced in a press release on 13 June 1997, it is my general policy to advertise appointments to attract a wide field of candidates. My Department is in the process of setting up a new list of potential candidates drawn from responses to these advertisements and other nominations received. This list will be used in conjunction with advertisements in future.