Speeches

Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2014-06-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what appointments to public bodies the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has made in the last 12 months.

Viscount Younger of Leckie

For the 12 month period ending 31 March 2014 the Department made 126 appointments, including new, reappointments and extensions to OCPA regulated public bodies. The appointments were made as follows:

Partner Organisation

Chair

Member

Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service (ACAS)

1

5

Arts Humanities and Research Council

1

3

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council

1

3

Capital for Enterprise

0

1

Competition Commission

1

35

Competition Service

0

1

Construction Industry Training Board

0

1 (employee representative)

Consumer Futures

0

13

Council for Science & Technology

1

13

Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council

0

6

Economic & Social Research Council

1

4

Higher Education Funding Council for England

1

5

Low Pay Commission

0

3

Medical Research Council

0

2

National Environment Research Council

1

3

Office of Fair Trading

2 (of which 1 was a short-term extension).

2

Science & Technology Facilities Council

1

3

Student Loans Company

2 (of which 1 was an interim appointment).

4

Technology Strategy Board

0

2

UK Commission Atomic Energy Authority

1

3