§ Mr. SteenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list each regulatory body for which he is responsible indicating for each the percentage of business people on the board. [15741]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Office of Fair Trading, Office of Electricity Regulation, Office of Gas Supply and Office of Telecommunications are independent non-ministerial Government Departments. Statute creates the posts of director general and provides for him/her to have an office. There are no boards of management.