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Public Appointments

Volume 410: debated on Thursday 11 September 2003

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Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what public appointments have been made by holders of his office since June 1999 (a) individually and (b) jointly with other Ministers. [103813]

Mr. Hain

Information about ministerial appointments to public bodies is included in the Cabinet Office's annual report "Public Bodies", copies of which are placed in the Library of the House and which is published on the Cabinet Office website.

  • (a) Since June 1999, holders of the office of Secretary of State for Wales have made one appointment to the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales. In addition the Secretary of State for Wales offers advice to Her Majesty about a number of Crown Appointments.
  • (b) Appointments to the Audit Commission are made jointly with my right hon. Friends the Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health.
    • All decisions about public appointments are made with regard to the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice.