§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his oral reply of 15 February,Official Report, column 15, if he will list the 800 quangos abolished by the Government.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe figure 800 refers to the difference between the number of non-departmental public bodies in 1979–2,167 and 1992–1,412. It does not correspond to a single list of abolished bodies because there have been both creations and abolitions throughout the period. Further information is given in "Public Bodies", published annually since 1982 and available in the Library of the House.