Family Reunion Applications (Hansard, 19 March 1997)

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current number of family reunion applications from nationals at

Publish Annual reports Annual accounts Minutes of meetings Agendas of meetings Register of members interests

British Council ¹Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No

Britain-Russia Centre Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No

British Association for Central and Eastern Europe Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No

Commonwealth Institutes in London and Edinburgh Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No

Great Britain-China Centre Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No ²Yes

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Yes (statutory) No No No No

Westminster Foundation for Democracy Yes (voluntary) Yes (voluntary) No No ³Yes

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Yes (statutory) No No No No

Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No

¹ Under the provisions of the Charities Act 1993.

² Executive committee members only.

³ From 1 April 1997.

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are subject to(a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the National Audit

Publish Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner Scrutiny by Audit Commission Scrutiny by NAO Statutory provisions for open government Performance indicators Performance under citizens charter

British Council Yes No Yes No Yes Yes

Britain-Russian Centre Yes No Yes No Yes Yes

British Association for Central and Eastern Europe No No Yes No Yes Yes

Commonwealth Institutes in London and Edinburgh No No Yes No Yes No

Great Britain-China Centre Yes No Yes No Yes Yes

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission No No Yes No No Yes

Westminster Foundation For Democracy No No Yes No No No

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission No No Yes No No No

Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board No No Yes No No No

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British missions in (a) Kenya, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Egypt and (e) elsewhere at the latest date for which information is available. [20928]

§ Dr. Liam Fox
The number of family reunion applications at the British embassy in Addis Ababa from Somali nationals in 1996 was 603. The number of family reunion applications from nationals of other countries, or of applications at other British missions is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Publish	Annual reports	Annual accounts	Minutes of meetings	Agendas of meetings	Register of members interests
British Council	¹Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No
Britain-Russia Centre	Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe	Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No
Commonwealth Institutes in London and Edinburgh	Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No
Great Britain-China Centre	Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	²Yes
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No	No
Westminster Foundation for Democracy	Yes (voluntary)	Yes (voluntary)	No	No	³Yes
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No	No
Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board	Yes (statutory)	Yes (statutory)	No	No	No
¹ Under the provisions of the Charities Act 1993.
² Executive committee members only.
³ From 1 April 1997.

Publish	Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner	Scrutiny by Audit Commission	Scrutiny by NAO	Statutory provisions for open government	Performance indicators	Performance under citizens charter
British Council	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Britain-Russian Centre	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Commonwealth Institutes in London and Edinburgh	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Great Britain-China Centre	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Westminster Foundation For Democracy	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board	No	No	Yes	No	No	No