§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the services of his Department have not been reviewed under the Better Quality Services Initiative; and when they will be reviewed. [50308]
§ Dr. John ReidThe Northern Ireland Office's executive services are delivered by the Department's three agencies—the NI Prison Service, Compensation Agency and Forensic Science Northern Ireland. The requirements of the Better Quality Services Initiative were addressed in the terms of reference of recent quinquennial reviews of each of the agencies. No definite timetable has yet been determined for the other, mainly policy, functions of the Department, which will be considered as appropriate as the extent of the NIO's future role becomes clearer.