§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many appointments to public bodies have been made through his Department(a) from April 2000 to March 2001 and (b) since 31 March 2001; and how many of these were (i) men and (ii) women. [42148]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyInformation about numbers of ministerial appointments to public bodies is included in the Cabinet Office's annual report "Public Bodies". Copies are placed in the Library of the House and the report is published on the Cabinet Office website.
My Department does not sponsor any public bodies; however, I am jointly responsible for some appointments made through other sponsoring Departments.