HC Deb 07 July 1994 vol 246 cc269-70W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to publish their advice to Government;

(2) if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department that are required to lay their annual reports before Parliament;

(3) if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which have a statutory basis;

(4) if he will list the advisory bodies which he has set up in his Department since the publication of "Public Bodies 1993";

(5) if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which the Government are required to consult before legislation proposals; and in respect of which bodies the Government must publish their response to advice supplied by them;

(6) if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to produce annual reports.

Mr. Nelson

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has responsibility for only one advisory non-departmental public body, the Royal Mint Advisory Committee, although this is not sponsored by the Treasury and is advisory only to the Royal Mint. This body, which was established before 1993, is not required to publish its advice to Government or to produce an annual report. It does not have a statutory basis. The Government are not required to consult this body

Mr. Portillo

The information requested, set out in the terms of the national accounts classification of taxes, is shown in the table.