HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 cc808-9W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a full list of all non-ministerial Government Departments financed from public funds in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Waldegrave

A list of non-ministerial Government Departments is contained in the list of ministerial responsibilities produced by the Cabinet Office. Copies of the latest LMR—June 1993—are available from the Vote Office. Since June 1993, three new non-ministerial Government Departments have been established—the Office of the National Lottery, the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, and the Office of the Rail Regulator.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will list the non-departmental public bodies in operation in the United Kingdom each year since 1979;

(2) if he will list all publicly funded advisory bodies in the United Kingdom;

(3) what has been the total cost of non-departmental public bodies to the Exchequer in each year since 1979;

(4) how many people are employed in non-departmental public bodies in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Waldegrave

Such information is contained in the publication "Public Bodies 1993", and earlier editions of the same publication. Copies are available in the Libraries of the House.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list all non-ministerial Government Departments responsible for regulating the privatised utility services.

Mr. Waldegrave

The following non-ministerial Government Departments are responsible for regulating the privatised utility services—the Office of Electricity Regulation, the Office of Gas Supply, the Office of Telecommunications, and the Office of Water Services.

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