§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Prime Minister which non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible have been(a) abolished or (b) created since 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterA full list of non-departmental public bodies, in existence for each year since 1979, is available in the following publications: "Report on Non-Departmental Public Bodies" (Pliatzky Report, Cm 7797, January 1980), "Non-Departmental Public Bodies: Facts and Figures 1980", "Non-Departmental Public Bodies: Facts and Figures 1981", and "Public Bodies", published annually from 1982. Copies of these publications are available in the Libraries of both Houses.
For each year since 1986, lists have been prepared centrally of public bodies which have been created and abolished. Copies will be sent to the Libraries of both Houses. Such summary data for the years 1979 to 1985 were not prepared and could be reconstructed only at disproportionate cost.