§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the new public bodies established by his Department since May 1997. [112659]
§ Mr. RookerThe annual Cabinet Office publication, "Public Bodies", provides information on a range of public bodies. The 1997 edition lists those public bodies in existence prior to May 1997. The 1998 and 1999 editions list public bodies in existence in subsequent years. Copies of these publications have been placed in the Library of the House. Copies are also available on the Cabinet Office website (www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/quango).
In this Department no new public bodies have been established since May 1997.