HL Deb 20 July 2000 vol 615 cc115-6WA
Baroness Anelay of St Johns

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many public appointments the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is authorised to make; and how many of those posts are vacant. [HL3362]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information is below. The figures do not include appointments to public bodies sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, where the role of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is to advise on appointments made by the Prime Minister and through him, Her Majesty, the Queen.

Number of appointments made by the Secretary of State 423
Number of vacancies from the 423 38