Executive Agencies

HC Deb 21 April 1994 vol 241 cc632-3W

Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated gross income and net income likely to be generated by each executive agency for which her Department is responsible for the financial year 1994–95.

Mr. Jack

The agencies for which my Department is responsible are required to recover the full costs of their activities each year. None is permitted to make a surplus. Gross income in 1994–95 is expected to be:

	£ million
ADAS	85.3
Central Science Laboratory	26.3
Central Veterinary Laboratory	26.2
Pesticides Safety Directorate	12.8
Veterinary Medicines Directorate	8.1

Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will give the date on which such executive agency for which her Department has responsibility was set up and its terms of reference.

Mr. Jack

The Ministry has responsibility for five executive agencies which were established as follows:

• ADAS—launched 1 April 1992
• Central Science Laboratory—launched 1 April 1992
• Central Veterinary Laboratory—launched 2 April 1990
• Pesticides Safety Directorate—launched 1 April 1993
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate—launched 2 April 1990

With effect from 1 April 1994, the Central Science Laboratory was merged with the food science laboratories at Norwich and Torry to form an enlarged Central Science Laboratory.

The terms of reference for each of the above are set out in their respective framework documents, copies of which are in the Library of the House.

Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether she will itemise the estimated net cost or net profit likely to be generated for the financial year 1994–95 in each executive agency for which her Department is responsible.

Mr. Jack

My Department is a major customer of each of the agencies in question. They are required to recover the full costs of the services they provide; in respect of ADAS this is after taking account of all funding, including departmental contributions to certain charged advisory services.