HC Deb 31 July 1998 vol 317 cc709-10W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he 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 he 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 his Department currently is responsible for. [53857]

Mr. Chris Smith

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

  1. (a) None
  2. (b) None
  3. (c) (i) None, (ii) None
  4. (d) Treasure Valuation Committee (formerly the Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee)1
  5. New Millennium Experience Company (formerly Millennium Central Ltd.)2
  6. (e) Details of all other NDPBs in existence on 1 May 1997 sponsored by this department are listed in "Public Bodies 1997".

The following NDPBs have been established since 1 May 1997:

  1. (i) National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
  2. (ii) New Opportunities Fund
  3. (iii) Football Taskforce
  4. (iv) Historic Royal Palaces (formerly the Historic Royal Palaces Agency).
  1. 1 The Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee was reconstituted as the Treasure Valuation Committee in September as a result of the Treasure Act 1996.
  2. 2 Millennium Central Ltd. was reconstituted as the New Millennium Experience Company following the review of the Millennium Dome Project by the Government during May and June 1997. My Department is responsible for 54 public bodies which include executive and advisory NDPBs and public corporations.