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659464

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the proportion of chairs who were (a) appointed and (b) re-appointed to public bodies who were (i) female, (ii) from an ethnic minority and (iii) disabled by (A) executive and (B) non-executive body in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Data on executive body chairs is not held centrally. Data on chairs of non-executive bodies which are public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The data can be found on the Commissioner’s website at: <a href="http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/" target="_blank">http://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/statistical-reports/</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:10:38 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

648690

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria she applies when making a decision on recommendations by Ofcom for appointments to public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	55580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State uses the criteria set out in the advertised job descriptions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 05/12/2016 12:51:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

387890

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2015 to Question 4411, whether political, trade and other envoys appointed under the previous Government are still in post.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	5617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 3 July 2015, UIN 4411.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 13/07/2015 13:19:15 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

386828

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to broaden the diversity of people considered for public appointments.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	900663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Public appointments must be drawn from the broadest possible pool of talent.</p><p>We’ve set up the Centre for Public Appointments to attract the widest possible range of candidates. The proportion of women appointed to public roles is increasing, but there is more to do.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/07/2015 16:21:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

381841

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	2899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Under the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012, government departments are required to publicise successful appointments. This is the responsibility of individual departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/06/2015 16:20:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

224132

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 23 February 2015 to Questions 223627 and 223628, how many vacancies there are on posts for trustees and on executive boards for which he has responsibility; and what steps he is taking to fill vacancies on (a) VisitBritain, (b) VisitEngland, (c) the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust and (d) other bodies.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	225721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Department is currently recruiting to fill 44 current and imminent vacancies on the Public Boards for which it is responsible. There are no current plans to fill Board vacancies on VisitEngland or Horniman Public Museum and Gardens. The Department is currently discussing board vacancies with Visit Britain.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/03/2015 09:05:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178342

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the final decision on whether to appoint a candidate to the role of Chief Inspector of (a) Probation and (b) Prisons rests with the Secretary of State alone.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	223728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation is appointed by the Secretary of State after consideration of the pre-appointment hearing report by the Justice Select Committee. By convention Her Majesty the Queen is informed of the appointment.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Secretary of State after consideration of the pre-appointment hearing report by the Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/02/2015 17:39:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

178099

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for which organisations he has a role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive boards; which such organisations currently do not have full boards; which appointments to such boards are outstanding; what representations he has received on such outstanding appointments; and what discussions he has had on those appointments.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive Boards, including the BBC Trust and Imperial War Museum is set out in the attached table.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not received any representations on outstanding appointments at either the BBC Trust or the Imperial War Museum. ​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223628 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:23:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot attachment 1 file name PQ223627, 223628 - Attachment.xlsx title Table for PQ 223267, 223268
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178100

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role he has in appointing people to the Trustee and Executive Boards of the (a) BBC Trust and (b) Imperial War Museum; what appointments to those Boards are outstanding; and what representations he has received on outstanding appointments to those Boards.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive Boards, including the BBC Trust and Imperial War Museum is set out in the attached table.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not received any representations on outstanding appointments at either the BBC Trust or the Imperial War Museum. ​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223627 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:23:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot attachment 1 file name PQ223627, 223628 - Attachment.xlsx title Table for PQ 223267, 223268
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

164315

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his role is in public appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	215701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Individual public appointments are made by the relevant Minister in the sponsor department of the public body. It is the responsibility of appointing departments to conduct recruitment processes in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice.</p><p>I have responsibility for overall policy on Government public appointments and am working to improve their diversity, including by providing appropriate guidance to departments.</p><p>Over the last 8 years, the number of women appointed to the boards of public bodies remained static around 36%. Statistics for 2013/14 show that 39% of new appointments were made to women, with recent figures even stronger. There remains more to do to improve the diversity of our public appointments and the Centre for Public Appointments in the Cabinet Office plays a coordinating and supportive role in this.</p><p>I make appointments to the boards of a number of Cabinet Office bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/12/2014 16:59:26 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth