HC Deb 26 June 2003 vol 407 c909W
Mr. Pickles

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations there are in England; and how many there were in 1997. [121866]

Mr. Alexander

As at 31 March 2002, the number of public bodies sponsored by UK Government Departments that were based in England totalled 802.

Addresses for public bodies were not collected centrally in 1997. On 1 September 1997, the number of public bodies sponsored by UK Government Departments, excluding those sponsored by the Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Offices, the Scottish Courts Administration and the Royal Mint, totalled 846.