HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 c403W
Dr. Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible have(a) been abolished or (b) created since the establishment of his Department.

Mr. Sproat

Since the establishment of my Department, none of the non-departmental public bodies which it sponsors have been abolished and none have been created.

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what are his powers of direction in respect of chairmen of non-departmental public bodies funded by his Department.

Mr. Sproat

[holding answer 7 February 1994]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State does not have powers of direction in respect of the chairman of non-departmental public bodies funded by my Department. It is the boards of such bodies which are subject to certain provisions as regards direction in legislation and the financial memoranda setting out the relationship between the Department and each body.