HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 cc111-3W
Mr. Pickles

To 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 Cooper

528 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.

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. Pickles

To 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 Cooper

The 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. Pickles

To 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 Cooper

Details 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. Pickles

To 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 Cooper

The 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.