§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the non-departmental public bodies responsible to him which have duties relating to Scotland, indicating their budget and staffing levels. [145892]
§ Ms QuinA list of the non-departmental public bodies that are sponsored by my Department and which have a remit covering Great Britain or the United Kingdom is set out in the annex.
The remaining information is not held centrally in the form requested, but generally information on expenditure and staffing is published annually in the Cabinet Office publication, "Public Bodies". Copies of "Public Bodies 2000" have recently been placed in the Libraries of the House.
143WNon-Departmental Public Bodies with duties relating to Scotland Executive NDPBs:
- British Potato Council
- Horticultural Development Council
- Food From Britain
- Home-grown Cereals Authority
- Meat and Livestock Commission
- Milk Development Council
- Sea Fish Industry Authority
- UK Register of Organic Food Standards
- Wine Standards Board of The Vintners' Company
Advisory NDPBs:
- Advisory Committee on Pesticides
- Farm Animal Welfare Council
- Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
- Veterinary Products Committee
Tribunals:
Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal