§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place a copy in the Library of the efficiency scrutiny of the monitoring arrangements for sponsoring non-departmental public bodies in Wales carried out during 1993 by the Prime Minister's efficiency unit.
§ Mr. RedwoodWhen I have considered the report's recommendations and what action is needed, I will place a copy, together with my plans for implementing them, in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those non-departmental public bodies which have not had a financial management and policy review for more than five years.
§ Mr. RedwoodAll executive NDPBs are subject to financial management and policy reviews at five-year intervals. The reviews due by or in the current financial year have been completed or are in the process of being carried out, with the exception of the Curriculum Council for Wales and the Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. The Curriculum Council for Wales is to be replaced from 1 April this year by the new Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales. The review of the Welsh national board has been postponed pending decisions on reviews on the analogous English, Scottish and Northern Irish boards.