HC Deb 31 July 1998 vol 317 cc586-7W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the non-departmental public bodies in existence on 1 May 1997 that(a) have been disbanded, (b) will be disbanded in the next 12 months, (c) have had their functions transferred to (i) another non-departmental public body and (ii) a democratically elected body, (d) have been renamed but continue to perform a similar role and (e) have been unchanged; if she will indicate in (c) (ii) the relevant successor body; what new non-departmental public bodies have been established since 1 May 1997; and how many non-departmental public bodies her Department currently is responsible for. [53859]

Mr. Paul Murphy

[holding answer 30 July 1998]: The information requested is as follows:

  1. (a) NDPBs disbanded since 1 May 1997:
    1. 1. NI Citizens Charter Advisory Panel
    2. 2. Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
    3. 3. Ulster Museum
    4. 4. North Down and Ards Community HSS Trust
    5. 5. Ulster, North Down and Ards Hospital HSS Trust
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  2. (b) NDPBs which will be disbanded in the next 12 months:
    1. 1. Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights
    2. 2. Health and Safety Agency
    3. 3. Commission for Racial Equality in NI
    4. 4. Fair Employment Commission
    5. 5. Equal Opportunities Commission
    6. 6. NI Disability Council
    7. 7. Independent Commission Police Complaints
  3. (c) NDPBs which have had their functions transferred to:
    1. (i) another NDPB—the functions of the North Down and Ards Community HSS Trust and the Ulster, North Down and Ards Hospital HSS Trust were transferred to the Ulster Community and Hospitals HSS Trust with effect from 1 April 1998. Ulster Folk and Transport Museums, and Ulster Museum were transferred to the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland with effect from 1 April 1998;
    2. (ii) a democratically elected body (naming the relevant successor body): None.
  4. (d) NDPBs which have been renamed but continuing to perform a similar role: Rathgeal and Whiteabbey Training Schools Management Board will become the Juvenile Justice Board with effect from 1 August 1998.
  5. (e) Details of all other NDPBs in existence on 1 May 1997 are listed in Public Bodies 1997.
  6. (f) New NDPBs which have been established since 1 May 1998: The Ulster Community and Hospitals HSS Trust with effect from 1 April 1998 Commission for Racial Equality in Northern Ireland with effect from 29 July 1997 National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland with effect from 1 April 1998.
  7. (g) The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is currently responsible for 131 Non Departmental Public Bodies.