HC Deb 20 February 1996 vol 272 c88W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each regulatory body for which he is responsible indicating for each the percentage of business people on the board. [15742]

Mr. Howard

My Department is responsible for the following regulatory bodies:

  • The Commission for Racial Equality
  • The Drugs Branch Inspectorate
  • The Gaming Board for Great Britain
  • Licensing and inspection under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act
  • Office of the Data Protection Registrar

Sixty-seven per cent. of the commissioners on the Commission for Racial Equality and 40 per cent. of the members of the Gaming Board are business people.

There are no boards for licensing and inspection under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act, the Drugs Branch Inspectorate or for the Office of the Data Protection Registrar.