§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people sit on the boards of his Department's non-departmental public bodies in England; who is on more than one non-departmental public body, who they are and which organisations they serve in. [121786]
§ Yvette Cooper528 people sit on the boards of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's non-departmental public bodies in England. Of these, 37 are on more than one non-departmental public body and are listed in the table along with the organisations concerned.
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First name Surname Public bodies Norman Perry English Partnerships3 Housing Corporation3 Sarah Redmond Rent Assessment Panel Eastern Rent Assessment Panel London Paula Ridley Housing Action Trust Liverpool Victoria and Albert Museum (DCMS) Trevor Sennett Rent Assessment Panel London Rent Assessment Panel Southern Peter Soulsby Advisory Panel on Beacon Councils British Waterways Board (DEFRA) Peter Stowers Rent Assessment Panel London Rent Assessment Panel Southern Corinne Swain Advisory Panel on Standards in the Planning Inspectorate Property Advisory Group David Wills Rent Assessment Panel London Rent Assessment Panel Southern Note: All bodies sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister except where stated 1Ex officio appointments held while Chief Executive of English Partnerships 2Ex officio appointments held while Speaker of the House of Commons 3Ex officio appointments held while Chief Executive of the Housing Corporation
§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many complaints concerning his Department's(a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) executive agencies have been received by the Parliamentary Ombudsman each year since 1997; and how many complaints were upheld. [121787]
§ Yvette CooperThe information requested is not held centrally by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and to seek it from non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies would be to do so at disproportionate costs. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration's annual report includes information on the number of complaints they receive each year. Copies of the annual report are available in the Library of theHouse.
§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money his Department's non-departmental public bodies distributed(a) in the last financial year, (b) five years ago and (c) 10 years ago. [121789]
§ Yvette CooperDetails of expenditure by each of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are shown in their annual reports and accounts, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister which of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies the Government is required(a) to consult prior to legislative proposals and (b) to publish the response to advice supplied by them. [121792]
§ Yvette CooperThe Government consults with relevant advisory non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) prior to legislative proposals and publishes their response to any advice given by NDPBs as appropriate.
The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) Terms of Reference state that the Deputy Prime Minister shall consult them before making any building regulations containing substantive requirements.