HC Deb 26 May 1994 vol 244 cc226-7W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the non-departmental bodies in England the conduct of which can be referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

Mr. Waldegrave

The following non-departmental public bodies fall within the jurisdiction of the PCA. Those NDPBs with a remit specific to Wales or Scotland only have been omitted from the list.

  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
  • Agricultural Wages Committees
  • Arts Council of Great Britain
  • British Council
  • British Film Institute
  • British Library
  • Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond (only in respect of functions as a general lighthouse authority)
  • Countryside Commission
  • Crafts Council
  • Data Protection Registrar
  • UK Ecolabelling Board
  • Education Assets Board
  • Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
  • English Heritage (Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England)
  • English Nature (Nature Conservancy Council for England)
  • English Tourist Board
  • Equal Opportunities Commission
  • Health and Safety Commission
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Horserace Betting Levy Board
  • The Housing Corporation
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  • Legal Aid Board
  • Local Government Commission for England
  • Medical Practices Committee
  • Museums and Galleries Commission
  • National Heritage Memorial Fund
  • National Rivers Authority (except for flood defence functions)
  • Commission for the New Towns (except for housing functions)
  • Development Corporations for the New Towns (except for housing functions)
  • Commission for Protection against Unlawful Industrial Action
  • Registrar of Public Lending Right
  • Commission for Racial Equality
  • Research Councils:
  • Economic and Social
  • Medical
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  • Natural Environment
  • Residuary Bodies
  • Office of the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members
  • Rural Development Commission
  • Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
  • Sports Council
  • Traffic Director for London
  • Industry Training Boards:
  • Agricultural Training Board
  • Construction Industry Training Board
  • Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
  • Urban Development Corporations (except for town and country planning functions).
  • Urban Regeneration Agency (except for town and country planning functions)