§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education to whom each of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Education is responsible; whether the public bodies or their members in each case are subject to(a) surcharge, (b) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (c)
Name of NDPB Surcharge Investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner Scrutiny by Audit Commission or National Audit Office Statutory provisions for open government applied to local authorities Performance indicators Citizens' Charters Requirement to declare an interest Business and Technology Education Council No No Yes No Yes 1— Yes Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges No Yes Yes No Yes 1— Yes Centre for Information on Language Teaching No No Yes No Yes 1— No Council for the Accreditation of Teachers Education No No Yes No No 1— No Education Assets Board No Yes Yes No Yes 1— Yes Further Education Funding Council (England) No No Yes No No 1— Yes Further Education Unit No No Yes No Yes 1— Yes Higher Education Funding Council(England) No No Yes No No 1— Yes National Council for Education Technology No No Yes No No 1— No National Curriculum Council No No Yes No Yes 1— No National Youth Agency No No Yes No Yes 1— Yes Schools Examination and Assessment Council No No Yes No No 1— Yes Teaching as a Career Unit No No Yes No No 1— No University Commissioners No No Yes No Yes 1— No Not yet formally adopted.