§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Energy what bodies or organisations, for the day-to-day work or administration of which he does not answer parliamentary questions, receive finance from his Department's Vote.
§ Mr. MellorIn addition to the non-official bodies to which my Department gives grants, it is the sponsor Department for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, listed as an executive body in "Non-Departmental Public Bodies: Facts and Figures 1981", and for the nationalised coal, gas and electricity industries which receive finance from or through my Votes. While I answer questions on the general principles underlying the provision of finance to these bodies, I do not answer for their detailed administration.
My Department also makes contributions to various international organisations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Energy Agency.