§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which of the executive non-departmental bodies sponsored by her Department have a statutory base; if she will list those bodies which(a) admit members of the public to all board and committee meetings and (b) hold open meetings for the public; and if in each case this is under a statutory requirement. [21448]
Mr. SquireThe information requested is shown in the following table.
of the public to all board or committee meetings and (b) hold open meetings for the public, showing whether in each case this is under a statutory requirement; [21766]
(2) which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) hold public meetings, (b) conduct public consultations exercises, 947W (c) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests, (d) publish a register of members' interests, (e) publish agendas for meetings and (f) publish the minutes of meetings; and whether in each case this is under a statutory requirement; [21692]
(3) if she will list those of her Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which the Government are required to (a) consult prior to legislative proposals and (b) publish their response to advice from; [21735]
(4) if (i) career service companies, (ii) city technology colleges, (iii) further education corporations, (iv) higher education corporations, and (v) training and enterprise councils are subject to (a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office, (d) statutory provisions for open government, (e) performance indicators and (f) provisions under the citizens charter; [21763]
(5) what (a) annual reports, (b) annual accounts, (c) minutes of meetings, (d) agendas of meetings and (e) registers of member's interests are published by (i) career service companies, (ii) city technology colleges, (iii) further education corporations, (iv) higher education corporations and (v) training and enterprise councils; and in each case whether it is under a statutory requirement; [21728]
(6) which of the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) have a statutory base, (b) publish their advice to Government, (c) publish an annual report and (d) lay an annual report before Parliament; and if she will indicate in each instance whether this is (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary. [21691]
§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the gross public spending for each year since 1990–91, in 1996–97 prices on(a) grant-maintained schools, (b) city technology colleges, (c) training and enterprise (d) career service companies. [21811]
§ Mr. PaiceI will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible and place a copy of my reply in the Library.