HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 cc44-5W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many people sit on non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland;

(2) what is the current number of non-departmental public bodies operating in Northern Ireland; and what is their combined annual budget;

(3) how many people sit on two or more non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland.

Sir John Wheeler

There are currently 2,329 people sitting on 104 non-departmental public bodies operating in Northern Ireland.

The total gross expenditure of non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland for 1993–94 was £2,300.4 million while the total budget funded by Government for 1993–94 was £1,856.2 million.

Some 180 people sit on two or more non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland.