HC Deb 05 July 1994 vol 246 cc132-4W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which have a statutory basis.

Sir John Wheeler

A list of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments which have a statutory basis is as follows:

  • Advisory Committee of the Therapeutic Professions Allied to Medicine
  • Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
  • Central Dental Advisory Committee
  • Central Medical Advisory Committee
  • Central Nursing Advisory Committee
  • Central Personal Social Services Advisory Committee
  • Central Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee
  • Clinical Engineering and Medical Physics Services Advisory Committee
  • Clinical Imaging Services Advisory Committee
  • Committees for the Employment of Disabled People
  • Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland
  • Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee
  • Drainage Council for Northern Ireland
  • Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland
  • Laboratory Services Advisory Committee
  • Northern Ireland Water Council (NIWC)
  • Poisons Board
  • Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (SACHR)
  • Statistics Advisory Committee

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which the Government are required to consult prior to legislation proposals; and in respect of which bodies the Government must publish their response to advice supplied by them.

Sir John Wheeler

The Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights is consulted when legislative proposals affecting human rights are published; a formal response by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is issued when the Commission's annual report is laid before Parliament.

The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland is required to consult the Drainage Council for Northern Ireland before its legislation proposals. However, it is not required to publish its response to any advice supplied by the council.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to produce annual reports;

(2) if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are required to lay their annual reports before Parliament.

Sir John Wheeler

The information requested can be obtained from the Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies 1993", copies of which are available in the Library.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to publish their advice to Government.

Sir John Wheeler

The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is required to publish its final recommendations, which are laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State. The Northern Ireland Higher Education Council and the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights are each required to produce an annual report, which will ensure that the outcome of the advice to Government is made widely available.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the advisory bodies which he has set up in his Department since the publication of "Public Bodies 1993".

Sir John Wheeler

Only one advisory body has been set up by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments since the publication of "Public Bodies 1993"—the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland Advisory Panel.