HC Deb 26 February 1996 vol 272 cc319-20W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list each regulatory body for which he is responsible indicating for each the percentage of business people on the board. [15736]

Mr. Watts

The table lists the agencies and authorities for which the Secretary of State is responsible and which could be defined as regulatory bodies.

Agency or authority Percentage of business representatives
Vehicle Certification Agency 17
Vehicle Inspectorate Executive Agency 33
Marine Safety Agency 20
Driving Standards Agency 33
Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency 43
Civil Aviation Authority 36

Although not part of this Department, the Secretary of State, under the Railways Act 1993, also appointed an independent rail regulator, John Swift QC, to head the Office of Rail Regulation, which has no advisory board and is directly answerable to Parliament.