HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 cc651-4W
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, (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. 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:

  1. (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
  2. (b)None.
  3. (c)All of the Department's executive NDPBs are subject to scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
  4. (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.
  5. (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.
  6. (f)The principles of the Citizen's Charter apply to all the Department's NDPBs.