Public Bodies (Hansard, 22 April 1996)

§ Mr. Spring
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department were listed incorrectly in the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Mr. Sackville) to the hon. Member for Cannock and Burntwood (Dr. Wright) on 4 May 1995,Official Report, column 276. [26425]

§ Mr. Horam
I regret that the reply given by my predecessor contained two errors. The Standing Dental Advisory Committee was incorrectly listed as publishing its advice to Government as a statutory requirement; additionally, the Health Advisory Service was incorrectly listed as publishing an annual report as a statutory requirement. In neither case is there such a requirement.

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appointments to the public bodies listed in "Public Bodies" for his Department were made during 1994–95 from names supplied by the public appointments unit; and if he will list them. [25956]

§ Mr. Horam
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the then Under-Secretary of State gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 17 January 1995 at column440.

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department have a statutory base, and which(a) publish their advice to Government, (b) publish an annual report and (c) lay an annual report before Parliament (i) under a statutory requirement and (ii) voluntarily. [20098]

§ Mr. Horam
[holding answer 12 March 1996]: The following Department of Health advisory non-departmental public bodies have a statutory basis:

Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee;

Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products;

British Pharmacopoeia Commission;

Clinical Standards Advisory Group;

Committee on the Safety of Medicines;

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation;

Medicines Commission;

Standing Dental Advisory Committee;

Standing Medical Advisory Committee;
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Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee;

Standing Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee;

Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority.

The following Department of Health advisory non-departmental public bodies are required to:

Publish their advice to the Government:

(i) under a statutory requirement:

None;

(ii) voluntarily:

Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy;

Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee.

Publish and annual report:

(i) under a Statutory requirement:

Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products;

British Pharmacopoeia Commission;

Committee on the Safety of Medicines;

Medicines Commission.

(ii) voluntarily:

Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards;

Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food;

Committee on the Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment;

Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy;

Committee on the Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment;

Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment;

Health Advisory Service.

Lay an annual report before Parliament:

(i) under a statutory requirement:

Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products;

British Pharmacopoeia Commission;

Committee on the Safety of Medicines;

Medicines Commission.

(ii) Voluntarily:

None.