HC Deb 09 April 2001 vol 366 c430W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of his nominees to the General Teaching Council have declared political activity for(a) the Labour party, (b) the Conservative party, (c) the Liberal Democrats and (d) other parties. [157509]

Jacqui Smith

Of the Secretary of State's 13 appointees to the General Teaching Council only one declared political activity and in this instance it was for the Labour party.