Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies since 6 May 1999, by gender, are as follows:BODYAPPOINTMENTSRE-APPOINTMENTSTOTALMale FemaleMale Female Executive NDPBsCrofters Commission21 14Community Learning Scotland 112Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes: Macaulay Land Use Research Institute2 316Moredun Research Institute1 2 3Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh1 1Scottish Arts Council1 1Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board 3 3Scottish Children's Reporters Administration1 1Scottish Environment Protection Agency622 10Scottish Further Education Unit 11Scottish Higher Education Funding Council211 4Scottish Homes11 13Executive NDPBs MaleFemaleMaleFemaleTOTALSportscotland1 1Advisory NDPBsCentral Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace (Scotland)1 1Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee (32)13 4Local Government Boundary Commission21 3Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards1 1Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce23 5Scottish Records Advisory Council4 4Public CorporationsEast of Scotland Water Authority211 4North of Scotland Water Authority42 6West of Scotland Water Authority321 6Water Commissioner1 1Nationalised IndustriesCaledonian MacBrayne Ltd1 1NHS BodiesArgyll and Clyde Health Board21 3Ayrshire and Arran Health Board11 2Borders Health Board11 2 NHS Bodies MaleFemaleMaleFemaleTOTALDumfries and Galloway Health Board11 2Fife Health Board3 3Forth Valley Health Board111 3Grampian Health Board2 2Greater Glasgow Health Board31 4Highland Health Board11 2Lanarkshire Health Board2 2Lothian Health Board3 3Tayside Health Board2 2Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland111 3Tribunals Children's Panels (32)162283 445*Rent Assessment Panel23151232TOTALS2273113117586* In addition some 500 re-appointments were also made, breakdown by gender not available.I announced on 13 December that we will be reviewing targets inherited from The Scottish Office for increasing the number of women appointed to public bodies as part...