HC Deb 15 April 1999 vol 329 cc310-1W
Dr. Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997(a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates. [79275]

Mr Straw

The information is set out in the table.

Dr. Tony Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 which have set up

Name of task force/policy review Sub-group Working parties Other subsidiary committees
Human Rights Task Force This has a subsidiary group which receives copies of papers and minutes and can attend Task Force meetings when there are items of specific interest
Review of Prison Service Mother and Baby Units A working group has been set up which comprises senior prison staff, Representatives of external Agencies, Specialists in the Field of maternal and child care and Representatives from key interest Groups
Review of the Tote This review had a Working group to inform the operations of External Consultants
Sex Offences Review The steering group of the Review has an external reference group to advise it
Working Group on the Giving Age Set up to advise the Ad Hoc Ministerial Group on the Giving Age
Working Party on Electoral Procedures A working group on Rolling Registration has delivered an has an external reference group to internal report to the Working party An electoral forms and equipment group is considering in detail electoral forms management
A returning officers' fees and charges group will consider the scope for simplifying the Returning Officers' Charges Order