§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will set out in theOfficial Report a table of bodies announced as candidates for Next Steps executive agency status, showing the date of announcement of candidature, date of establishment as agency (where appropriate) and the number of staff and expenditure-turnover for each candidate-agency at latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 20 December 1989]: The information requested is as follows:
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Agency Date announced as candidate Established Vehicle Inspectorate 18 February 1988 1 August 1988 Companies House 18 February 1988 3 October 1988 HMSO 18 February 1988 14 December 1988 National Weights and 7 June 1988 18 April 1989 Measures Laboratory Warren Spring 7 June 1988 20 April 1989 Laboratory Resettlement Agency 18 February 1988 24 May 1989 Civil Service College 9 May 1988 6 June 1989 QE11 Conference Centre 18 February 1988 6 July 1989 Historic Royal Palaces 18 February 1988 1 October 1989 Laboratory of the 7 June 1988 30 October 1989 Government Chemist Total 10 Agencies
Announced Candidates for Executive Agency Status Dates Building Research Establishment 24 October 1988 Cadw 23 October 1989 Central Office of Information 9 February 1989 Central Statistical Office 5 April 1989 Central Veterinary Office 20 April 1989 Civil Service Commission 13 April 1989 Civil Service Occupational Health Service 9 May 1988 Defence Accounts Organisation 18 October 1989 Defence Research Agency 18 February 1988 Department of Registers of Scotland 29 April 1988 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Directorate 18 February 1988 Driving Standards Agency 25 July 1988 Employment Service 18 February 1988 Forensic Science Service 23 May 1989 Fuel Suppliers Branch 28 July 1988 Historic Buildings and Monuments 29 April 1988 Hydrographic Office 18 October 1989 Insolvency Service 13 July 1988 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 11 January 1989 Land Registry 26 October 1988 Meteorological Office 18 February 1988 Military Survey 18 October 1989 National Engineering Laboratory 24 July 1989 National Physical Laboratory 7 June 1988 Ordnance Survey 14 December 1989 Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute 19 December 1989 Passport Office 18 February 1988 Patent Office 13 July 1988 Planning Inspectorate 21 December 1988 Property Holdings 27 September 1989 Radiocommunications Division 13 July 1988 RAF Training 18 October 1989 Royal Mint 23 November 1989 Royal Parks 18 February 1988 Service Childrens Schools 18 October 1989 Social Security IT Services 17 May 1989 Social Security Benefits 17 May 1989 Training Agency 5 December 1988 Vehicles Certification Agency 25 July 1988 Veterinary Medicines Directorate 20 April 1989 Total 43 Agencies (This includes three in Northern Ireland that are not listed here) The numbers of staff and expenditure/turnover for each agency and candidate are contained in annex A of the White Paper "The Finance and Accountability of Next Steps Agencies" (Cm. 914, published on 14 December 1989), except in the case of the Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute (ODNRI) which employs 453 staff and has an annual expenditure of £16.4 million.