Lord Lexden
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Lord Agnew of Oulton
My Lords, the first priority is competence. We want good, strong people on these trusts who will challenge the senior leadership teams and also provide support and encouragement. Beyond that, diversity is extremely important, and we are very aware that we need to get more minority groups involved, but my first priority has been to ensure that we have strong people on the board.
Lord Lexden (Con)
Although there have been some disappointments, should we not pay tribute to the great success that has been obtained by so many of these trusts?