§ Dr. WrightTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which(a) the Government are required to consult prior to legislative proposals and (b) the Government are required to publish their response to advice supplied by them. [21865]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 21 March 1996]: My Department is not required to consult its advisory non-departmental public bodies prior to 607W legislative proposals, although it does so whenever appropriate. Nor is it required to publish its response to advice supplied by advisory non-departmental public bodies.