§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many appointments for each health authority in Wales he has(a) made personally and (b) been consulted on since 1 May 1997; and if he will list for those appointments the political affiliations of the successful candidates. [74377]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesNone. The Secretary of State's predecessor made the following appointments to health authorities in Wales during 1998.
Health authorities Appointments Bro Taf 1 Chair and 3 non-executive member appointments Dyfed Powys 1 Chair and 2 non-executive member appointments Iechyd Morgannwg 1 Chair and 3 non-executive member appointments Gwent 1 Chair and 4 non-executive member appointments North Wales 1 Chair and 3 non-executive member appointments Dyfed Powys Health Authority and the North Wales Health Authority are currently both carrying a non-executive director vacancy.
175WOf those mentioned, only one non-executive member has carried out any significant political activity in the last five years, being a Labour member of a local authority in the area of the health authority concerned.
Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.