HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 c172W
Mr. David Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the quangos within his Department's responsibility which he has to date announced his intention(a) to abolish and (b) to make subject to a significant element of democratic accountability. [9676]

Mr. Dewar

[holding answer 25 July 1997]: My Department will be participating in the review of quangos, with a view to reducing their number, which was announced to the House on 4 June, Official Report, column 192, and in consideration of measures towards greater democratic accountability which will be addressed in the forthcoming White Paper on better government to be published by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. I have already announced a review of the Scottish water industry with a view to returning the Scottish water authorities to local democratic control.