Non-Departmental Public Bodies (Hansard, 13 March 2000)

HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 c2W 2W

§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans she has to increase the accountability to Parliament of(a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) task forces. [113305]

§ Mr. Ian McCartney
None. NDPBs are accountable direct to Parliament through their sponsoring Department. Task Forces, not classified as NDPBs, are accountable to Ministers who in turn are accountable to Parliament.