§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each regulatory agency for which he is responsible indicating for each the percentage of business people on the board. [15734]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency are two of my right hon. Friend's executive agencies which carry out regulatory activities on his behalf. Neither agency has any non-executive directors.
Among the non-departmental public bodies for which my right hon. Friend is responsible, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which becomes fully operational from 1 April 1996, has regulatory functions relating to environmental protection and Scottish Natural Heritage has powers in relation to the protection of Scotland's natural heritage. Of the 12 board members of SEPA, three are from the business sector and one from the farming sector. Of the 12 board members of SNH, four represent the farming sector and one manages a zoological park.