§ Mr. SykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which quangos his Department has abolished since 1979.
§ Mr. LangA list of bodies which have been abolished since 1979 is not held centrally by my Department and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, there is a list of bodies which, between 1 April 1985 and 1 April 1993, have been abolished, amalgamated with other bodies, are no longer sponsored by my Department or have ceased to be non-departmental public bodies for other reasons—for example, cessation of Government funding. This is as follows:
- Advisory Committee on Statistical Information
- Appeal Panel for Entry to Pharmaceutical Lists in Scotland
- Colleges of Education—Governing bodies (5)
- Committee of Investigation for Scotland
- Consultative Committee on the Curriculum
- Countryside Commission for Scotland
- Dumping at Sea Representation Panel
- Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art—Board of Governors
- Dundee Institute of Technology—Board of Governors
- East of Scotland College of Agriculture—Board of Governors Edinburgh College of Art—Board of Governors
- Electricity Consultative Councils (2)
- Fire Service Examinations Board (Scotland)
- Glasgow College of Technology—Board of Governors
- Glasgow School of Art—Board of Governors
- Highlands and Islands Development Board
- Highlands and Islands Development Consultative Council
- Hill Farming Research Organisation
- Lay Observer for Scotland
- Leith Nautical College
- Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh—Board of Governors
- National Committee for the In-Service Training of Teachers
- National Health Service Tribunal for Scotland
- National Panel of Specialists
- Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland
- Newbattle Abbey College—Board of Governors
- North of Scotland College of Agriculture—Board of Governors
- Orkney Islands Shipping Company Ltd
- Paisley College of Technology—Board of Governors
- Queen's College—Board of Governors
- Queen Margaret College—Board of Governors
- Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology—Board of Governors
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama— Board of Governors
- Scottish Advisory Committee on Top Grade Scientific Posts
- Scottish Agricultural Development Panel
- Scottish Agricultural Statistics Consultative Committee
- Scottish Agricultural Research and Development Advisory Council
- Scottish College of Textiles—Board of Governors
- Scottish Committee for Staff Development in Education
- Scottish Council for Post Graduate Medical Education
- Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
- Scottish Council for Research in Education
- Scottish Development Agency
- Scottish Health Eduction Co-ordinating Committee
- Scottish Institute of Agricultural Engineering
- Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
- Scottish National Camps Association Ltd—Council of Management
- Scottish National War Memorial—Board of Trustees
- Scottish Special Housing Association—Council of Management
339 - Scottish Tertiary Education Advisory Council
- The Scottish Agricultural College
- Visiting Committees to Detention Centres and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) (5)
- West of Scotland Agricultural College—Board of Governors
- Working Party on Management Training for Leisure and Recreation
§ Mr. SykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many quangos his Department was responsible for(a) in 1979 and (b) in the latest year for which a number is available.
§ Mr. LangIn 1979 my Department sponsored 244 non-departmental public bodies. In 1993 there were 160.