§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list each group that is responsible to her Department, with significant and plural membership from outside the Civil Service, and to which the Nolan rules on non-departmental public bodies do not apply; and for each such group, if it(a) is a company limited by guarantee, (b) is a charity, (c) has no formal legal basis and (d) has some other legal basis, giving details. [131174]
§ Clare ShortThe only body which meets these criteria is CDC Group plc. It is not a company limited by guarantee, nor is it a charity. CDC Group plc has a formal legal basis and was formerly a statutory corporation. On 8 December 1999 CDC was registered as a plc in accordance with, and by virtue of, the CDC Act 1999. CDC is presently wholly owned by Government. The Secretary of State for International Development holds the shares, less one which is held by the Treasury Solicitor. It is to these two members that CDC Group plc is responsible.