HL Deb 06 October 1998 vol 593 cc83-4WA
Lord Chesham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the undated Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 31 July (WA 270–290), how many reviews or task forces had not been included in the list given in the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 12 February (WA 232–247) but had been announced to the House prior to that date; which reviews or task forces they were; and which departments were responsible. [HL3300]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Seventeen of the reviews and task forces listed in my Written Answer of 31 July (WA 271–290) were omitted from the Written Answer given to you by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 12 February (WA 232–247). I am sorry for this discrepancy.

Details are as follows:

Review/Task Force Department
Review of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and Badgers Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Review of Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company Northern Ireland Office
Working Party on Electoral Procedures Home Office
Prisons—Probation Review Home Office
Planning Policy Review on Opencast Coal in Scotland Scottish Office
Review of Arrangements for the Supervision of Sex Offenders in Scotland Scottish Office
Review of Community Education Scottish Office
Review of Fishing Vessel Licensing Arrangements Scottish Office
Review of the List of Nationally Important Sporting Events which must be made available on Free-to-Air Terrestrial TV Channels Department of Culture, Media and Sport
An Independent Review of the Future of the Royal Opera House Companies and the English National Opera Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Review of Trust Ports Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Opencast Coal: Review and Planning Policy Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Review of Waste Strategy for England and Wales Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Financial Management and Policy Review of the UL Ecolabelling Board Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Lord Donaldson's Review of Salvage and Intervention and their command and control (Independent review on behalf of DETR and reporting direct to the DPM) Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
TECH Stars Steering Group Department of Trade and Industry
Official Group on Organophosphates Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food