§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the non-departmental public bodies responsible to him which have duties relating to Scotland, indicating their budget and staffing in Scotland, the number of Scottish board members and their emoluments.[137698]
§ Mr. Chris SmithNon-departmental public bodies sponsored by my Department with statutory duties relating to Scotland are:
- Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
- British Library
- British Tourist Authority
- Broadcasting Standards Commission
- Millennium Commission
- National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
- National Heritage Memorial Fund
- National Lottery Charities Board
- National Lottery Commission
- New Millennium Experience Company
- New Opportunities Fund
- Registrar of Public Lending Right
- Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art
- Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
- Theatres Trust
- UK Sports Council
The remaining information is not held centrally in the form requested, but general information on expenditure, staffing, board members and levels of remuneration is published annually in the Cabinet Office publication "Public Bodies". Copies of the "Public Bodies 1999" have been placed in the Libraries of the House and "Public Bodies 2000" is due to be published next month. Information on board membership and remuneration can also be downloaded from the Cabinet Office Public Appointments Directory website www.cabinet-office.gov.uk.