§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office to which bodies the Cabinet Office makes appointments; how many members there are(a) in total and (b) in each body; and how many of those appointed are (i) businessmen, (ii) businessmen in SMEs and (iii) businessmen in micro-businesses. [87387]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Cabinet Office has published information on public bodies and appointments to them in "Public Bodies 2001". Copies of this publication may be found in the House Libraries. It gives details on the number of members in total, for each body and a breakdown by gender.
There is no requirement to collect data and analyse how many of the appointees are businessmen and of different sized businesses. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.