§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment 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. [137699]
§ Mr. WillsOf the 13 Executive NDPBs responsible to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, the following have a GB or UK-wide remit.
241Wa. "British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)"
HQ based in Coventry. No staff based in Scotland. One Board Member representing Scottish interests—unpaid.
b. "Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)" HQ based in Norfolk. 111 staff based in Scotland. 2 Board members representing Scottish interests—both unpaid.
c. "Disability Rights Commission (DRC)"
HQ based in Manchester. Ten members of staff based in Scotland with a further 4 expected to be recruited. One Commissioner with special knowledge of Scotland, receiving a daily fee of £134.
d. "Engineering Construction Industry Training Board" HQ in Hertfordshire. Five members of staff based in Scotland. Five Board Members representing Scottish interests—all unpaid.
e. "Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)"
HQ based in Manchester. 12 members of staff based in Scotland. One Commissioner with special knowledge of Scotland, receiving a daily fee of £134.
f. "Investors in People UK (IiP UK)"
HQ based in London. No staff based in Scotland. One Board member from Scotland-unpaid.
g. "Remploy Limited"
HQ based in London. 962 staff based in Scotland. No Board representation for Scotland.
h. "The Students Loan Company Limited (SLC)"
HQ based in Glasgow. All the company's 525 members of staff based in Scotland. The SLC operates within overall strategies set by the SoS for Education and Employment and Scottish Ministers. None of the SLC's Board members are designated to represent a specific region but Scottish Ministers, and the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, are entitled to send a senior official as an "assessor" to attend all of the SLC's Board and Committee meetings to represent their interests.
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 "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).