§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those bodies currently with agency status within his Department under the next steps initiative; and whether he has identified any further candidates for agency status under the initiative within his Department.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe diplomatic wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not so far set up any "next steps" agencies. However, it has been agreed that the Wilton Park conference centre will be established as an agency. Our aim is to launch it on 1 September.
The Overseas Development Administration (ODA) has one agency—the National Resources Institute. The ODA has no further candidates under consideration at present.