Public Bodies (Hansard, 6 December 1999)

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many non-departmental public bodies have been(a) established and (b) abolished since 2 May 1997. [100892]

§ Mr. Stringer
Data on numbers of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) are collated on a financial year basis and published annually in the publication "Public Bodies", copies of which are available in both Libraries of the House. "Public Bodies 1998" reported a net reduction of 55 NDPBs on the previous year. "Public Bodies 1999", which is due to be published later this month, is likely to show a further reduction in NDPBs.

§ Mr. Rowlands
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which non-departmental public bodies were(a) established and (b) abolished in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999. [100622]

§ Mr. Stringer
The following lists all the non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) that have been abolished or created in the financial years 1997–98 and 1998–99. The publication "Public Bodies 1998", which is available in both Libraries of the House, provides comprehensive information on each NDPB. "Public Bodies 1999" is due to be published later this month.
Abolished¹ Executive

British Board of Agrément

Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research

Countryside Commission

Development Board for Rural Wales

Education Assets Board

Land Authority for Wales

Monopolies and Mergers Commission

North Hull Housing Action Trust

Residuary Body for Wales

School Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Scottish Community Education Council

Scottish Seed Potato Development Council

Tai Cymru

UK Ecolabelling Board

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Ulster Museum

Urban Development Corporations x 9

Advisory

Advisory Committee on Coal Research

Advisory Committee on Dental Establishments

Advisory Committee on Design Quality in the NHS

Advisory Committee on Joint Environmental Markets

Advisory Committee on Plant and Machinery

Advisory Committee on Service Candidates

Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales

Assessment Panel for Construction Research

Aviation Committee

Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research

Citizens Charter Panel of Advisers

Consultative Panel on Badgers and Bovine TB

County Court Rule Committee

Crime Prevention Agency

Dartmoor Working Party (formerly part of the Dartmoor
395W
Steering Group)

Defence Scientific Advisory Council (sub-committees) x 5

Deregulation Task Force

Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland

Local Government Property Commission for Scotland

Local Government Staff Commission (England)

Microbiology Advisory Committee

National Advisory Council for the Employment of People with Disabilities

Northern Ireland Citizen's Charter Advisory Panel

Nuclear Powered Warships Safety Committee

Nuclear Weapons Safety Committee

Overseas Project Board

Race Relations Employment Advisory Group

Regional Panels in MAFF x 9

Residuary Body for Wales

Royal Commission on Long Term Care of the Elderly

Scottish Agricultural Consultative Panel

Scottish Crime Prevention Council

Scottish Economic Council

Scottish Studentship Selection Committee

Secretary of State for Scotland's Advisory Group on Sustainable Development

Standing Advisory Committee on Human Rights (NI)

Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education

Statistics Advisory Committee

Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee

Supported Employment Consultative Group

Supreme Court Rule Committee

Teaching Company Scheme Board

Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee

Welsh Advisory Committee on Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Welsh Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education

Tribunals NDPBs Scheme of Compensation for Loss of Earnings through Civil Unrest (NI)
¹Include NDPBs which have been reclassified e.g. those moved to the private sector
Created Executive

British Potato Council

Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland

Community Learning Scotland

Competition Commission

Countryside Agency

Docklands Light Railway

Education Transfer Council

English Tourism Council

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland

Historic Royal Palaces

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

National Lottery Commission

National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland

New Opportunities Fund

NI Human Rights Commission

Police Information Technology Organisation

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Regional Development Agencies x 8

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

Scottish Further Education Funding Council

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

396W Advisory

Advisory Committee for Disabled People in Employment and Training

Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs

Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment

Advisory Committee on Lifelong Learning Targets

Aerospace Committee

Better Regulation Task Force

Civil Justice Council

Civil Procedure Rule Committee

Commission for Integrated Transport

Committee on Chemicals and Materials and Construction for use in Public Water Supplies and Swimming Pools

Defence Nuclear Safety Committee

Development Awareness Working Group

Expert Group on Airborne Particles

Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water Supplies

Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals

Expert Panel on Sustainable Development Education

Football Task Force

Genetics and Insurance Committee

Low Pay Commission

New Deal Task Force

People's Panel Advisory Group

Race in Employment and Education Forum

Race Relations Forum

Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly

Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards

Scottish Childcare Board

Security Vetting Appeals Panel

Sentencing Advisory Panel

Skills Task Force

Spectrum Management Advisory Group

Treasure Valuation Committee

Zoos Forum

Tribunal

Office of the Surveillance Commissioners

Registered Nursery Education Inspectors Appeal Tribunal