§ Mr. QuinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the notional time commitment of each chair of the regional non-departmental public bodies. [116360]
§ Dr. HowellsThe time commitment for chairs of the Post Office Users Councils for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is up to 50 days per annum. The average commitment for the chairs of the seven Regional Industrial Development Boards is of the order of one meeting a month lasting approximately two hours, plus the time required to read case papers beforehand.
§ Mr. QuinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many(a) male and (b) female board members each regional non-departmental public body for which he is responsible has; [116373]
(2) how many board members he appoints to each non-departmental public body. [116372]
§ Dr. HowellsA list of non-departmental public bodies to which DTI Ministers make appointments, and information on the numbers of male and female board members each body has, can be found in the publication "Public Bodies 1999" (ISBN 0 11 430159 X), copies of which are available in the Library of the House.