asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he has had any meetings with the Equal Opportunities Commission to discuss the implementation of those parts of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women relevant to his Department; and if he has any future plans for such meetings;(2) what steps he is taking to evaluate the progress in implementing those parts of the United Nations Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women which apply to his Department; what resources he has allocated to this; and if he will make a statement;(3) what plans he has for implementing paragraph 58 of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women, relating to the collection of statistics on the situation of women;(4) whether he will establish a special office within his Department to monitor periodically and accelerate the
| Body | Total | Males | Females |
| Department of Agriculture | |||
| Agricultural Research Institute | 9 | 9 | — |
| Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland | 21 | 21 | — |
| Foyle Fisheries Commission | 4 | 4 | — |
| Livestock Marketing Commission for Northern Ireland | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Milk Marketing Board | 13 | 13 | — |
| Northern Ireland Agricultural Wages Board | 15 | 15 | — |
| Northern Ireland Drainage Council | 17 | 17 | — |
| Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority | 6 | 6 | — |
| Northern Ireland Water Council | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Pigs Production Development Committee | 8 | 8 | — |
| Water Appeals Commission | 2 | 2 | — |
| Total | 117 | 115 | 2 |
| Department of Economic Development | |||
| Belfast Harbour Commissioners | 14 | 14 | — |
| Board of Directors: | |||
| Harland & Wolff Ltd. | 15 | 15 | — |
| Short Bros. Ltd. | 11 | 11 | — |
| Compensation Tribunal (Loss of Employment through Civil Unrest) | 3 | 3 | — |
| Committees for the Employment of Disabled People (three) | 39 | 33 | 6 |
| Enterprise Ulster | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Equal Opportunities Commission | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Fair Employment Agency | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Fair Employment Appeals Board | 3 | 3 | — |
| Health and Safety Agency | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Industrial Development Board | 12 | 12 | — |
| Labour Relations Agency | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Local Enterprise Development Unit | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Local Enterprise Development Unit—Area Panels (four) | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Manpower Council | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| General Consumer Council | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Service Board | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Industrial Court | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunals | 147 | 133 | 14 |
| Northern Ireland Training Authority | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Tourist Board | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Londonderry Port and Harbour Commission | 8 | 8 | — |
| Training Boards for: | |||
| Catering Industry | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Clothing Industry | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Construction Industry | 14 | 14 | — |
| Distributive Industry | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Engineering Industry | 15 | 15 | — |
| Food and Drink Industry | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| Road Transport Industry | 16 | 16 | — |
| Textile Industry | 16 | 16 | — |
process towards the equitable representation of women along the lines of paragraph 88 of the conclusions of the Nairobi conference on forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women.
The final report of the Nairobi conference has only recently become available and I am considering what steps might be appropriate in respect of Northern Ireland.