§ Lord Greavesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many quangos exist in the North West, in Yorkshire and Humberside, and in the North East; and which ones in each region they intend to abolish if an elected regional assembly is established. [HL3515]
§ Lord RookerThere are 19 national public bodies with regional or local offices in the north-west of England; 20 in Yorkshire and the Humber; 21 in the north-east region. These figures do not include central government departments and agencies with regional or local offices in northern England.
Annex C of the White Paper, Your Region, Your Choice lists the national and regional public bodies that exist in the north-east of England. The White Paper sets out the proposed responsibilities of the election of regional assemblies. The proposals will bring some of the bodies under regional democratic control and influence, particularly the regional development agencies, which will be accountable to the elected assembly.