§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement about progress and future plans on the creation of agencies.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 29 October 1990, c. 724]: The Government are today publishing their reply (Cm. 1263) to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee's helpful report of progress in the "next steps" initiative.
In addition, following my predecessor's announcement to the House on 2 April at columns 386–89, the Government are today publishing the first review of the "next steps" agencies (Cm. 1261) showing summaries of developments and results in individual agencies.