§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department are required to lay their annual report before Parliament; which publish an annual report without a requirement to do so; and how many of the reports in either category have been deposited in the Library.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is as follows
Required to lay annual report before ParliamentCardiff Bay Development Corporation; Countryside Council for Wales; Development Board for Rural Wales; Housing for Wales; Land Authority for Wales; Wales Tourist Board; Welsh Development Agency; Welsh Language Board; Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.Publish an annual report without requirementNational Library of Wales; National Museum of Wales; Wales Youth Agency; Further and Higher Education Funding Councils (a); Arts Council of Wales (b); Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.All these reports are placed in the Library of the House, with the exception of (a) first annual reports will not be published until later this year; and (b) first annual reports will not be published until next year.
In addition, the Sports Council for Wales and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales are required to publish an annual report. I lay the former's before Parliament; copies of the Royal Commission's annual reports will be placed in the Library of the House shortly.