I refer the member to the answers given to questions S1W-20118, S1W-24411 and S1W-25468 (answered on 26 March 2002, 17 April 2002 and 30 April 2002respectively) which explain why annual data from 1999 to March 2001 is notavailable.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament/webapp/wa.search.The number of regulated NDPB board members who have declared political activity on behalf of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties from 1 April 2001 is as follows: Period Appointments made in Period (Including Reappointments) No. of Appointees Declaring Political Activity on Behalf of the Labour party No. of Appointees Declaring Political Activity on Behalf of the Lib Dem Party 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 273 8 Executive NDPBs 6 Advisory NDPBs 29 NHS Bodies (16% of all new appointments) 1 Executive NDPB 1 Advisory NDPB 5 NHS Bodies (3% of all new appointments) 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 253 22 Executive NDPBs 8 NHS Bodies (12% of all new appointments) 10 Executive NDPBs (4% of all new appointments) 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 220 8 Executive NDPBs 6 Advisory NDPBs 5 NHS Bodies 1 Public Corporation (9% of all new appointments) 1 Advisory NDPB 1 NHS Body (0.9% of all new appointments) Details of the political activity of all regulated NDPB appointments made in the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 will be published in the new Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland’s Annual Report.