§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the non-departmental public bodies in existence on 1 May 1997 that(a) have been disbanded, indicating when they were disbanded, (b) will be disbanded in the next 12 months, (c) have had their functions transferred to (i) another non-departmental public body and (ii) a democratically elected body, (d) have been renamed but continue to perform a similar role and (e) have been unchanged; if he will indicate in (c)(ii) the relevant successor body; what new non-departmental public bodies have been established since 1 May 1997; and how many non-departmental public bodies his Department currently is responsible for. [90677]
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§ Mr. BayleyOf the 15 non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by this Department on 1 May 1997, none has been disbanded; six will be disbanded in the next 12 months; one has had its functions transferred; none has been renamed but continues to perform a similar role; and 14 have been unchanged.
No new NDPBs have been established since 1 May 1997 and this Department is currently responsible for the 14 NDPBs detailed in Public Bodies 1998.
The six NDPBs to be disbanded in the next 12 months will be Central Adjudication Services, Child Support Appeal Tribunals, Disability Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals, Social Security Appeal Tribunals and Vaccine Damage Tribunals.
Responsibility for the Women's National Commission has been transferred to Cabinet Office.
The Government are committed to keeping the number of NDPBs to a minimum and to ensuring that those which remain are open, accountable and effective.