To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many public appointments he has made since 1 May; and how many and what percentages of these (a) receive remuneration and (b) are of (i) Afro-Caribbean and (ii) Asian origin. [16781]

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has made or approved six public appointments since 1 May: Director General of the British Council (paid), Director General of the Commonwealth Institute (paid), and four members of the Board of Governors of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (unpaid).The information about ethnic origin cannot be provided since to do so would risk identifying individuals without their consent. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has provided information for all Departments in an aggregated form.