Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what age limit is placed on appointments to public bodies in her Department; if this limit is mentioned in advertisements for such posts; and what the basis for this limit is. [158126]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Government are committed to equality of opportunity and to increasing the diversity of those appointed to public bodies.
In respect of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the only public body for which I am responsible, there was no specific age limit for applications in the last round of appointments for membership, in 1998.