Quangos (Expenditure)

HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 cc295-7W

Mr. Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will estimate, in the case of each quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation for which he is responsible (a) its total expenditure in the current year and (b) its total expenditure on administration, accommodation and general services, defined to include items

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 MARCH 1979
			Total	Total on administration accommodation and general services
			£	£
Advisory Committee for the National Film Development Fund.	Expenditure covered by the National Film Finance Corporation (see below)*
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites	…	…	4,800†	4,800†
Advisory Committee on Pilotage	…	…	5,000*	5,000
Air Travel Reserve Fund Agency	…	…	40,000	10,000
			No costs fall on public funds
British Film Fund Agency	…	…	70,000	‡
			No costs fall on public funds
British Tourist Authority	15,300,000	…	…	2,500,000
British Overseas Trade Board	…	…	§
British Overseas Trade Advisory Council	…	…	Nil	Nil
Cinematograph Films Council	…	…	3,070*	‡
Distribution Statistics Advisory Committee	…	…	300†	300†

mileage of each railway sylstem in each European Economic Community country and the extent of Government subsidies made in each instance, respectively, in the last two years for which this information is available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Horam

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 408], gave the following information:

such as salaries, telephones and postage, rent, rates, heating, travelling, transport, office equipment, and so on.

Mr. John Smith

There is no official definition of the expression quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. The following information relates to relevant public bodies, excluding the nationalised industries, to which I am responsible for making appointments:

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 MARCH 1979
				Total	Total on administration accommodation and general services
				£	£
English Tourist Board	…	…	…	4,600,000 (excludes project assistance)	1,600,000
Export Guarantees Advisory Council	…	…	…	‡	‡
Insolvency Law Review Committee	…	…	…	5,250*	5,250
Insurance Advisory Panel	…	…	…	300	300
Insurance Brokers Registration Council	…	…	No costs fall on public Funds. Expenditure is the responsibility of the Council itself.
Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry	…	400*	‡
National Film Finance Corporation	…	…	…	185,000	‡
Overseas Project Board	…	…	…	§
Policyholders Protection Board	…	…	…	No costs fall on public Funds. Expenditure is the responsibility of the Board itself.
Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board	300,950 (receipts of £40,500)	136,750
*Information not available on cost of assistance provided to the body in question by civil servants.
† Includes estimated cost of assistance provided to the body in question by civil servants.
‡ Not readily available.
§ The British Overseas Trade Board and The Overseas Projects Board are not separately financed.

The costs of the export services provided by the Department of Trade under the aegis of the two Boards are borne on the Department's Votes.