§ Sir Raymond PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 8 April 1998,Official Report, column 286, on regional development agencies, if he will list the nominations submitted for regional development agencies; if unsuccessful nominees will be informed of the reasons for their rejection; and if they will be considered for any vacancies which occur after the boards are set up. [40828]
§ Mr. CabornAll dealings between Ministers and candidates for appointment are private; we do not intend to list the nominations submitted nor publicise the reasons for the rejection of candidates. We are considering a large number of high calibre candidates, not all of whom can be appointed this time round. We will therefore reconsider those who have been unsuccessful this time when future appointments come to be made.
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