Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.

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The members of the executive board are:

Una O’Brien CB, Permanent Secretary

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer

Richard Douglas CB, Director General, Finance and NHS

Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships

Felicity Harvey CBE, Director General, Public Health

Charlie Massey, Director General, Strategy and External Relations

Will Cavendish CB, Director General, Innovation, Growth and Technology

Tamara Finkelstein, Chief Operating Officer

Catherine Bell, Non-executive member

Whilst her role is non-executive, Catherine Bell is a full member of the executive board. Catherine was appointed to provide external advice and expertise.