§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list in theOfficial Report all the executive agencies that have been established, their parent Department, the date on which they were established and the numbers of staff employed.
§ Mr. Renton[holding answer 3 December 1990]: The current list of established executive agencies is as follows, together with their parent Departments, date of establishment and staff employed:
status, their parent Department, the target date for establishment as an agency and the numbers of staff employed.
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§ Mr. Renton[holding answer 3 December 1990]: The current list of activities announced as candidates for agency status, together with their parent departments and
Candidate Name Parent Department Staff number1 Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments) Welsh Office 220 Central Science Laboratory Agriculture 400 Central Statistical Office 2 1,000 Chessington Computer Centre Treasury 430 Child Support Agency Social Security Not Known Civil Service Commission (The Recruitment Agency) Office of the Minister for the Civil Service 340 Defence Research Agency Defence 11,700 Directorate General of Defence Accounts3 Defence 2,100 Farm and Countryside Service Agriculture 2,550 Fisheries Protection Services Scottish Office 170 Forensic Science Service Home Office 580 Fuel Suppliers Branch Environment 30 Historic Scotland Scottish Office 570 Military Survey3 Defence 850 NHS Estates Health 130 Passport Office Home Office 1,200 Planning Inspectorate Environment 550 Pollution Inspectorate Environment 210 Property Holdings Environment 1,600 RAF Training3 Defence 2,500 Royal Parks Environment 570 Service Children's Schools3 Defence 1,000 Social Security Benefits Agency Social Security 68,200 Social Security Contributions Unit Social Security 6,200 Valuation Office Inland Revenue 5,700 Youth Treatment Service Health 220 Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland 200 Rating Division Northern Ireland 270 Social Security Operations 29 in number Northern Ireland 5,000 Customs and Excise4 2 26,900 Inland Revenue4 (excluding Valuation Office) 2 60,400 5201,790 1 Figures based on staff in post as at 1 April 1990. 2 Indicates an agency candidate which is an independent Government Department. 3 Defence Support Agency. Figure does not include service personnel. 4 Moving towards operating fully on next steps lines, as set out in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement of 25 July 1990. 5 Plus numbers in the Child Support Agency, when known. Many other areas of government are under consideration, including prisons, and other parts, of the Ministry of defence.