§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list each group that(a) is responsible to his 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 private company, (d) is a charity, (c) has no formal legal basis and (d) has some other legal basis, giving details. [131179]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 18 July 2000]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 27 July 2000, Official Report, columns 799–800W. I also refer the hon. Member to the first central list of information that was published on 11 January 2000. Copies of the list are available in the Libraries. The information on the status of the groups is not immediately available. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible with the details, and place copies of my letter in the Libraries.