§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many public appointments she has made and to what position in the last 12 months. [17200]
§ Tessa JowellIn the last 12 months, my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Chris Smith) and I made 107 public appointments to public bodies as detailed. This does not include appointments to bodies sponsored by my Department where my role is to advise on appointments made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, or through him, by Her Majesty the Queen.
- Chair and one Member: Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
- Chair and four Members: Arts Council of England
- Chair and three Members: British Library
- Chair and one Commissioner: Broadcasting Standards Commission
- Three Commissioners: Commission for Architecture and Built Environment
- 10 Members: The Community Fund
- Deputy Chair and four Commissioners: English Heritage Five Members: Film Council
- Chair and four Members: Football Licensing Authority
- Chair and one Member: Gaming Board of Great Britain
- One Trustee: Geffrye Museum
- Deputy Chair and three Members: Historic Royal Palaces One Trustee: Horniman Museum
- One Member: Horserace Betting Levy Appeals Tribunal for England and Wales
- Chair: Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Deputy Chair and three Members: Independent Television Commission
- Chair: Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
- Six Trustees: National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
632W - One Commissioner: National Lottery Commission
- Chair and nine Members: NESTA
- Chair and 10 Members: New Opportunities Fund
- One Member: Public Lending Right Advisory Committee
- Registrar: Public Lending Right Registrar
- Two Members: Radio Authority
- Two Members: Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
- One Member: Royal Armouries
- Two Members: S4C
- Two Members: Sport England
- Chair and three Trustees: Theatres Trust
- One Member: TOTE
- Chair and four Members: Treasure Valuation Committee
- Chair: UK Sport
- Chair: Yorkshire and Humber Regional Cultural Consortium.