§ Mr. GallieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made by the efficiency scrutiny of the Scottish Office on sponsored non-departmental public bodies. [9474]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe results of the efficiency scrutiny of my Department's sponsorship of non-departmental public bodies were announced to the House on 19 October 1994,Official Report, columns 285–86. The recommendations included new training and development programmes for staff involved in sponsorship; the provision of more advice and assistance to sponsor staff; and action programmes for putting strategic frameworks into place for each NDPB as appropriate.
I am pleased to announce that the recommendations contained in the scrutiny report have been achieved ahead of target and copies of the implementation report have been placed in the Library of the House.