§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the process applied to the selection of members of the 897W Ethnic Minority Business Forum; what review system of the selection methods is in place; and if she will make a statement. [117343]
§ Ms HewittThe process of recruiting and selecting members to serve on the Ethnic Minority Business Forum (EMBF) is governed by the Government's Code of Practice for all Non-Department Public Bodies (NDPBs).
Members of the EMBF are appointed from a broad spread of ethnic minority backgrounds and business sectors to achieve a balanced mix as an advisory body. There is an on-going programme to rotate the EMBF membership periodically.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what public monies have been made available in each year since 2001 to(a) the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, (b) individuals who are members of that Forum and (c) organisations and companies connected with individuals who are members of that Forum. [117344]
§ Ms Hewitt(a) Members are currently unpaid but are reimbursed for travel and subsistence, according to the rates applicable to senior civil servants.
Name and Title Organisation/Company (Chair) Yvonne Thompson Ms Managing Director, ASAP Communications Ltd. Numan Azmi Mr. Skills Manager, William Lee Innovation Centre at UMIST Vlaxine James Ms Partner, Equinox Consulting Vlichael Davis-Bingham Mr. Head Economic Development Environment & Economy—Borough of Telford and Wrekin Jaswin MacDonald Mrs. Administrator/Committee member, Anjuman Rita Patel Mrs. Project Manager, Belgrave Baheno Peepul Centre Tony Sealey Mr. Business franchise operator, MacDonald' s restaurants Leslie Fairclough Mr. Managing Director, Premier Care Kam Kothia Mr. Managing Director, E-Marketing Services Ltd. Sfiyazi Enver Mr. Managing Director, Nice and Easy Printing Dr. Haider Imam Director, Durham Organics Ltd. Councillor Mohammed Afzal Khan Partner, law firm Hussain Singh Khan & Co. Mai Sim Lei Ms Partner, Pridie Brewster Chartered Accountants Adeeba Malik Ms Deputy Chief Executive QED Sir Gulam Noon MBE Chairman and Managing Director, Noon Products Prof. Monder Ram Professor of Small Business Research, De Montfort University Askar Sheibani Mr. Chief Executive, Comtek Group Mohammed Isap Mr. Director, Manchester Print Graphics
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the material publicly available in respect of the Ethnic Minority Business Forum, with particular reference to the members of that forum. [117347]
§ Ms HewittDetails of the Ethnic Minority Forum members are published on their website www.ethnicbusiness.org, which is managed by the Small Business Service and in the Forum's annual report.