HC Deb 21 December 1989 vol 164 cc365-6W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will set out in theOfficial Report a table of bodies announced as candidates for Next Steps executive agency status, showing the date of announcement of candidature, date of establishment as agency (where appropriate) and the number of staff and expenditure-turnover for each candidate-agency at latest convenient date.

Mr. Luce

[holding answer 20 December 1989]: The information requested is as follows:

Agency Date announced as candidate Established
Vehicle Inspectorate 18 February 1988 1 August 1988
Companies House 18 February 1988 3 October 1988
HMSO 18 February 1988 14 December 1988
National Weights and 7 June 1988 18 April 1989
Measures Laboratory
Warren Spring 7 June 1988 20 April 1989
Laboratory
Resettlement Agency 18 February 1988 24 May 1989
Civil Service College 9 May 1988 6 June 1989
QE11 Conference Centre 18 February 1988 6 July 1989
Historic Royal Palaces 18 February 1988 1 October 1989
Laboratory of the 7 June 1988 30 October 1989
Government Chemist
Total 10 Agencies

Announced Candidates for Executive Agency Status
Dates
Building Research Establishment 24 October 1988
Cadw 23 October 1989
Central Office of Information 9 February 1989
Central Statistical Office 5 April 1989
Central Veterinary Office 20 April 1989
Civil Service Commission 13 April 1989
Civil Service Occupational Health Service 9 May 1988
Defence Accounts Organisation 18 October 1989
Defence Research Agency 18 February 1988
Department of Registers of Scotland 29 April 1988
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Directorate 18 February 1988
Driving Standards Agency 25 July 1988
Employment Service 18 February 1988
Forensic Science Service 23 May 1989
Fuel Suppliers Branch 28 July 1988
Historic Buildings and Monuments 29 April 1988
Hydrographic Office 18 October 1989
Insolvency Service 13 July 1988
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 11 January 1989
Land Registry 26 October 1988
Meteorological Office 18 February 1988
Military Survey 18 October 1989
National Engineering Laboratory 24 July 1989
National Physical Laboratory 7 June 1988
Ordnance Survey 14 December 1989
Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute 19 December 1989
Passport Office 18 February 1988
Patent Office 13 July 1988
Planning Inspectorate 21 December 1988
Property Holdings 27 September 1989
Radiocommunications Division 13 July 1988
RAF Training 18 October 1989
Royal Mint 23 November 1989
Royal Parks 18 February 1988
Service Childrens Schools 18 October 1989
Social Security IT Services 17 May 1989
Social Security Benefits 17 May 1989
Training Agency 5 December 1988
Vehicles Certification Agency 25 July 1988
Veterinary Medicines Directorate 20 April 1989
Total 43 Agencies (This includes three in Northern Ireland that are not listed here)

The numbers of staff and expenditure/turnover for each agency and candidate are contained in annex A of the White Paper "The Finance and Accountability of Next Steps Agencies" (Cm. 914, published on 14 December 1989), except in the case of the Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute (ODNRI) which employs 453 staff and has an annual expenditure of £16.4 million.