§ Mr. PattenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those public bodies for which he retains departmental responsibility; which of these bodies have been identified as suitable for placing in the private sector; and by when it is expected each of these bodies will enter the private sector.
§ Mr. SoamesI refer the hon. Member to "Public Bodies 1993" issued by the Cabinet Office, Office of Public Service and Science, pages 7 and 8 of which detail Ministry of Defence non-departmental public bodies. There are no plans at present to change the status of any of these bodies.