HC Deb 19 June 1997 vol 296 cc274-6W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which of the non-departmental public bodies in Wales exercise powers previously exercised by local authorities. [3737]

Mr. Ron Davies

Both the Higher and Further Education Funding Councils exercise powers to fund education institutions that were previously exercised by local authorities.

Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which of the non-departmental public bodies in Wales are(a) specialist and advisory and (b) executive; and what is the annual grant-in-aid to each. [3738]

Mr. Davies

The information requested is as follows:

Table A
Advisory NDPBs and tribunals1 1997–98 Grant-in-aid budget £
Environment Agency Advisory Committee for Wales Nil
Agriculture Dwelling House Advisory Committee Nil
Hill Farming Advisory Sub-Committee Nil
Historical Buildings Council for Wales Nil
Ancient Monuments Board for Wales Nil
Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales 500,000
Staff Commission for Wales 11,000
Welsh Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education Nil
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee Nil
Welsh Medical Committee Nil
Welsh Optical Committee Nil
Welsh Dental Committee Nil
Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee Nil
Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee Nil
Welsh Committee for Post Graduate Pharmaceutical Education 5,968
Library and Information Services Council (Wales) 9,000
Place Names Advisory Committee Nil
Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board Nil
Welsh Committee on Drugs and Alcohol Misuse 10,000
Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Nil
Registered Inspectors Appeals Tribunal (Wales) Nil
Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Nil
Agricultural Land Tribunal (Wales) Nil
Rent Assessment Panel for Wales Nil
1Generally, advisory NDPBs do not employ staff or incur expenditure on their own account.

Table B
Executive NDPBS 1997–98 Grant-in-aid budget £
Welsh Development Agency 83,460,000
Development Board for Rural Wales 9,480,000
Wales Tourist Board 14,570,000
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation 47,919,000
Land Authority for Wales nil
Countryside Council for Wales 23,300,000
National Museums and Galleries of Wales 12,327,000
National Library of Wales 5,991,000
Sports Council for Wales 6,596,000
Welsh Language Board 5,748,000
Arts Council of Wales 14,459,000
Tai Cymru 2,770,000
Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales 9,100,000
Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 975,000

Table B
Executive NDPBS 1997–98 Grant-in-aid budget £
Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales 1,391,000
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales 236,787,000
Further Education Funding Council for Wales 174,599,000
Residuary Body for Wales nil
Agricultural Wages Committee nil