Tony WrightTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister which public bodies have been(a) set up, (b) abolished, (c) announced but not yet established and (d) targeted for future abolition since 1997. [54242]
§ Mr. LeslieInformation on all public bodies is set out in the annual 'Public Bodies' publication. The most recent edition gave the position as of 31 March 2001, copies of this and earlier editions are in the Library of the House. Individual entries in 'Public Bodies' are qualified, where necessary, with a footnote indicating if the body, though announced, has not yet been set up or if it has been targeted for abolition.