To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were serving on the boards of the non-departmental public bodies which his Department sponsors at the latest date for which figures are available. (203729)

The Cabinet Office publication “Public bodies 2007” lists the number of people serving on the boards of public bodies as at 31 March 2007. These figures are broken down by individual Departments. Copies of “Public bodies 2007” are available in the Library and also at:

www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/public/bodies.asp.