HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 cc164-5W
Mr. Sykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which quangos his Department has abolished since 1979.

Mr. Goodlad

Since 1986 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, has abolished or de-classified 10 quangos:

  • 1986
  • United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO (Advisory)
  • 1987
  • Overseas Superannuation Scheme Advisory Board Anglo-Irish Encounter
  • 1988
  • None
  • 1989
  • Advisory Panel on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
  • 1990
  • None
  • 1991
  • Developing Countries Trade Agency
  • Irish Pensions Appeal Tribunal
  • 1992
  • Institute of Development Studies
  • 1993
  • Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases
  • (Managing Committee)
  • Commonwealth Development Corporation
  • Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations

To answer this question in full, that is, which quangos the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has abolished since 1979, would incur disproportionate cost.

Mr. Sykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many quangos his Department was responsible for (a) in 1979 and (b) in the latest year for which a number is available.

Mr. Goodlad

In 1979 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, was responsible for 36 quangos. In 1993 the latest year for which a number is available, it was responsible for 18.

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