§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he has taken to end the practice of seeking references from hon. Members on shortlisted applicants for appointment to(a) NHS trusts, (b) health authorities and (c) primary care trusts, since the publication of the Fritchie report. [129030]
§ Ms StuartA response to Dame Rennie Fritchie's report on appointments to National Health Service boards will be made shortly. This will address the recommendation that comments should no longer be sought from hon. Members on shortlisted candidates for chair appointments.
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) shortlisted applicants for and (b) appointments as (i) chairman and (ii) non-executive director of primary care trusts have declared political activity for (A) the Labour Party, (B) the Conservative Party and (C) the Liberal Democrat Party. [129029]
§ Ms StuartThe information requested as at 3 July 2000 is given in the table.
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Ind./No Political activity Non-executives Short-listed candidates 39 12 4 95 Appointed candidates 15 8 2 53 Success rate (per cent.) 38.5 66 50 55.8 Chairs Short-listed candidates 11 5 2 21 Appointed candidates 5 2 2 13 Success rate (per cent.) 45 40 100 62