§ Mr. SproatTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all those non-departmental public bodies, for which his Department is responsible, which have the power to compel individuals, firms, companies or other insititutions to carry out their instructions at the expense of the individuals, firms, companies or other institutions, and also to charge fees for the cost to the non-departmental public bodies of assessing the work which needed to be done.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Oil and Pipelines Agency is the only Ministry of Defence executive non-departmental public body which has powers—under the Land Powers Act 1958—to compel third parties to carry out its instructions and to raise fees, in connection with preparation and organisation, for the directed work.