HC Deb 19 April 2000 vol 348 cc532-3W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the quangos in Wales, and their membership, in(a) 1992, (b) 1993, (c) 1994, (d) 1995, (e) 1996, (f) 1997, (g) 1998 and (h) 1999. [116338]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The information given in the table provides all available details.

All non-departmental public bodies in Wales in existence between 1995 and 1999 are listed, with the number of members between 1995 and 1998 given where this information is available. Information is not held centrally before 1995, and is not yet available for 1999, as records are collected from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000.

All of these bodies transferred to the National Assembly for Wales on 1 July 1999.

Welsh Executive and Advisory non-departmental public bodies
Number of members
Name of body 1995 1996 1997 1998
National Library of Wales 3 3 3 3
National Museums and Galleries of Wales 4 4 4 4
Residuary Body for Wales 4 4 4 4
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales 12 10 11 8
Sports Council for Wales 14 15 15 13
Tai Cymru 1 1 7 7
Wales Tourist Board 6 7 7 6
Wales Youth Agency 10 3 1 1
Welsh Development Agency 8 10 11 11
Welsh Language Board 14 14 14 14
Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 7 6 7 7
Advisory Bodies
Advisory Committee for Wales (NRA) 7 8 6 9
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees 24 24 22 20
Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales 11 10 1 1
Ancient Monuments Board for Wales 9 7 7 8
Hill Farming Advisory Sub-Committee for Wales 10 10 10 10
Historic Buildings Council for Wales 7 7 7 7
Library and Information Services Council 9 9 9 9
Local Government Boundary Commission 3 3 3 3
Mental Handicap Advisory Panel 9 1 1 1
Place Names Advisory Committee 2 2 2 2
Staff Commission for Wales 6 6 1 1
Urban Investment Grant Appraisal Panel 7 6 1 1
Welsh Committee for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education 9 9 9 1
Welsh Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education 9 4 1 11
Welsh Dental Committee 2 2 2 13
Welsh Economic Council 11 1 1 1
Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board 8 7 7 8
Welsh Medical Committee 2 2 2 28
Welsh Nursing and Midwifery Committee 2 2 2 25
Welsh Optometric Committee 2 2 2 11
Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee 2 2 2 19
Welsh Scheme for the Development of Health and Social Services 14 1 1 1
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee 2 2 2 17
Welsh Advisory Committee on Drug and Alcohol 1 1 25 24
Social Services Inspectorate for Wales Advisory Group 1 1 1 0
1 Indicates that that particular body did not exist in the relevant year, and
2 Indicates that the information is not available for that particular body in the relevant year

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