§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list all those organisations for which his Department has oversight other than the BBC and not established in statute by royal charter or other executive powers.
§ Mr. DorrellMost of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department were set up under statute or royal charter. The exceptions are;
- The Geffrye Museum, the Horniman Museum, the Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry and the National Film and Television School, all of which are companies limited by guarantee,
- The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, set up by Royal Warrant in 1869 (reissued in 1959),
- The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, set up by Royal Warrant in 1908 (reissued in 1963 and 1992),
- The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, set up by Royal Warrant in 1908 (reissued in 1963 and 1992),
- The Wallace Collection, established by Treasury Minute in 1987, and
- National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, established under the Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986.
The following advisory bodies were set up by the Department under its administrative powers;
- The Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection
- The Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck sites
- The Advisory Committee on the Public Lending Right
- The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
- The Regional Councils for Sport and Recreation
- The Royal Parks Advisory Group
- The Historic Royal Palaces Advisory Group
- The Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee
- The Public Library Development Incentive Scheme Advisory Committee.