§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which non-departmental public bodies are sponsored by his Department; which of these are audited by the National Audit Office; which firms of private accountants audits each of the others; by what method of tendering contracts to such firms are awarded; and for what duration.
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§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 10 July 1992]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the table, which lists the executive non-departmental public bodies directly funded by the Department of National Heritage and gives details of their audit certification arrangements. The method of selecting auditors, including competitive tendering, varies between institutions. Reviews of appointments may be held annually or at other periods up to five years.
Executive non-departmental bodies audited by the National Audit Office:
- Arts Council of Great Britain
- Board of Trustees for the Royal Armouries
- British Library
- British Museum
- British Tourist Authority
- Broadcasting Standards Council
- English Tourist Board
- Imperial War Museum
- Museums and Galleries Commission
- National Gallery
- National Heritage Memorial Fund
- National Maritime Museum
- National Museum of Science and Industry
- National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
- National Portrait Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- Registrar of Public Lending Right
- Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
- Sports Council
- Tate Gallery
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Wallace Collection
Executive non-departmental bodies audited by private firms Body Auditor British Film Institute Stoy Hayward Broadcasting Complaints Commission BDO Binder Hamlyn Crafts Council Stoy Hayward Football Licensing Authority To be appointed imminently Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry BDO Binder Hamlyn Historical Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage) Price Waterhouse Museum of London KPMG Peat Marwick McClintock National Film and Television School Stoy Hayward Redundant Churches Fund DM Vaughan & Co. Sir John Soane's Museum Pannel Kerr and Foster South Bank Theatre Board Pannel Kerr and Foster