§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. David HuntThere is currently one executive agency within my Department, Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments executive agency. Work is proceeding in concert with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, to establish the agricultural Development Advisory Service as a joint England and Wales Agency in April 1992. I am actively reviewing other functions discharged by my Department with a view to applying next steps principles to them.