Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland distributed(a) in the last financial year, (b) five and (c) 10 years ago. [22437]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested is as follows:
- 1994–95: £208,054,987
- 1989–90: £132,339,172
- 1984–85: £241,383.006.
Mr. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints concerning non—departmental public bodies have been received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available; how many complaints were upheld; and what were the equivalent figures for(a) five and (b) ten years ago. [22439]
§ Sir John WheelerThe Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration investigates complaints of alleged injustice as a consequence of maladministration by Northern Ireland Departments, including their agencies, while the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints investigates similar complaints against local and public bodies.
In 1995, the Commissioner for Complaints received 291 complaints against non-departmental public bodies and, of these, 24 were upheld. The equivalent figures for five years ago and 10 years ago are as follows: 256 complaints received in 1990 of which seven were upheld; 338 complaints received in 1985 of which 10 were upheld.
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Mr. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people sit on the boards of non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland; how many people are on more than one non-departmental public body; and if he will list the names of those sitting on more than one non-departmental public body indicating the organisations concerned. [22438]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested by the right hon. Gentleman has been placed in the Library of the House.