§ Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which NDPBs in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland are accountable to the Government. [52509]
§ Mr. LeslieI have been asked to reply.
All public bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are accountable, through their sponsoring Departments, to the relevant Minister, and therefore to Government. An index of public bodies is available in the Cabinet Office publication, 'Public Bodies 2001', a copy of which is held in the Library, and which is available on the internet.
Devolved public bodies and their public appointments are the responsibility of the devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales. The Northern Ireland Office retains responsibility for a number of public bodies post devolution.