§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list both those executive agencies for the Civil Service already set up with their start up dates and those announced as candidates with their target dates, together with the number of staff in each agency or prospective agency.
§ Mr. LuceThe current list of those Government activities already established as executive agencies under the Next Steps initiative, together with the number of staff employed and their start up dates is as follows:
Executive agency Staff numbers Start up date Vehicle Inspectorate 1,550 1 August 1988 Companies House 1,150 3 October 1988 HMSO 3,200 14 December 1988 National Weight and Measures Laboratory 50 18 April 1989 Warren Spring Laboratory 300 20 April 1989 Resettlement Agency 550 24 May 1989 Civil Service College 200 6 June 1989 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 50 6 July 1989 Historic Royal Palaces 350 1 October 1989 Laboratory of the Government Chemist 300 30 October 1989 For the current list of candidates for executive agency status announced by Departments, together with the numbers of staff employed, I refer the hon. Member to the appendix to the Government reply to the Fifth Report from the Treasury and Civil Service Committee (CM841, published on 30 October). Target dates for individual launches are primarily a matter for the Ministers responsible.