HL Deb 09 February 2000 vol 609 c93WA
Lord Smith of Clifton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On which task forces, policy reviews and similar advisory bodies, external (that is, non-Civil Service and non-ministerial) members were serving on 1 January; and for each of these bodies:

  1. (a) on which date they were set up; and
  2. (b) on which date they are expected to report. [HL853]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

My answers to the noble Lord, the Lord Roberts of Conwy on 11 November [Official Report, cols. WA 245–248], and 1 February [Official Report, col. WA 20] provided details of all task forces, review groups and other ad hoc advisory groups with external members established since May 1997. The lists provide a breakdown of membership, remit, reports published and dates bodies wound up, where appropriate. These lists will be updated and published every six months. I am not prepared, on grounds of cost effectiveness, to commission further work outside these six-monthly periods.