§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Prime Minister how many and what percentage of the(a) paid and (b) unpaid appointments which he has made to non-departmental public bodies since 1 May 1997 were women. [129838]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 11 July 2000]: Since 1997 I have made 149 appointments to non-departmental bodies of whom 58 were women. Of these 10 (14.9 per cent.) women were paid and 48 (31 per cent.) women unpaid.