Public Bodies (Hansard, 19 March 1997)

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department publish(a) annual reports, (b) annual accounts, (c) the minutes of meetings, 652W (d) the agendas of meetings and (e) a register of members' interests; and if this is in each case (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary. [20899]

§ Mr. Sproat
The information is as follows:

(a) Annual reports

Arts Council of England

British Film Institute¹

British Library¹

British Tourist Authority¹

Broadcasting Complaints Commission¹

Broadcasting Standards Council1

Community Development Foundation

Crafts Council

English Heritage¹

English Sports Council

English Tourist Board¹

Football Licensing Authority¹

GB Sports Council

Geffrye Museum¹

Horniman Museum¹

Library and Information Commission¹

Millennium Central

Millennium and Galleries Commission

Museum of London²

Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester¹

National Gallery²

National Heritage Memorial Fund¹

National Lottery Charities Board¹

National Portrait Gallery²

Public Lending Right¹

Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)

UK Sports Council

The following bodies produce a triennial report:

British Museum¹

Imperial War Museum

Natural History Museum¹

National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside¹

National Museum of Science and Industry¹

Tate Gallery¹

Victoria and Albert Museum¹

Wallace Collection¹

(b)Annual Accounts

Arts Council of England

British Film Institute¹

British Library¹

British Museum¹

British Tourist Authority¹

Broadcasting Complaints Commission¹

Broadcasting Standards Council¹

Community Development Foundation

Crafts Council

English Heritage

English Sports Council

English Tourist Board¹

Football Licensing Authority¹

GB Sports Council
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Geffrye Museum¹

Horniman Museum¹

Imperial War Museum¹
Library and Information Commission¹

Millennium Cenral

Millennium Commission¹

Museum and Galleries Commission

Museum of London¹

Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester¹

National Film and Television School¹

National Gallery¹

National Heritage Memorial Fund¹

National Lottery Charities Board¹

National Maritime Museum¹

National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside¹

National Museum of Science and Industry¹

National Portrait Gallery¹

Natural History Museum¹

Public Lending Right¹

Royal Armouries

Sir John Soane's Museum¹

Tate Gallery¹

UK Sports Council

Victoria and Albert Museum¹

Wallace Collection¹

(c)Minutes of Meetings

British Film Institute

English Sports Council³

GB Sports Council³

UK Sports Council³

(d)Agendas of Meetings

British Film Institute

English Sports Council³

GB Sports Council³

UK Sports Council³

(e)Register of Members Interests

Arts Council of England³

British Film Institute³

British Library³

Crafts Council³

English Sports Council³

Library and Information Commission³

Museum of London³

National Heritage Memorial Fund³

National Lottery Charities Board³

National Gallery³

National Maritime Museum³

National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside³

National Museum of Science and Industry³

Natural History Museum³

Sir John Soane's Museum³

Royal Armouries³

Wallace Collection³

All of DNH's executive NDPBs are currently developing registers of members' interests. Many of these are already in place and are open to the public on request.¹Indicates where this is a statutory requirement. 654W ²Indicates where an annual report is published by the organisation is only statutorily obliged to publish a triennial report. ³Indicates are available upon request.

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department which are subject to(a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office, (d) statutory provisions for open Government, (e) performance indicators and (f) provisions under the citizens charter. [20938]

§ Mr. Sproat
The information is as follows:
(a) Bodies subject to the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration are listed in schedule 2 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 as amended. This includes:

Arts Council of England

British Film Institute

British Library

Crafts Council

English Sports Council

English Tourist Board

English Heritage

Museums and Galleries Commission

National Heritage Memorial Fund

Registrar of Public Lending Right

Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts

UK Sports Council

(b)None.

(c)All of the Department's executive NDPBs are subject to scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(d)All bodies falling within the jurisdiction of the PCA are subject to the Code of Practice on Open Government. Lord Nolan's report on Standards in Public Life recommended that all executive NDPBs should develop their own codes of openness.

(e)The Department monitors the performance of its NDPBs through the Corporate Planning process and through annual Funding Agreements, in which targets and performance indicators are set.

(f)The principles of the Citizen's Charter apply to all the Department's NDPBs.