§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many executive agencies will be in operation on 1st October 1993.
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Wakeham)There are currently 90 executive agencies in existence, together with 31 executive units of Customs and Excise and 33 executive offices of the Inland Revenue which also operate fully on next steps lines. We expect a further one or two agencies to have been launched by 1st October.