HC Deb 19 July 2004 vol 424 c97W
Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible have been(a) established and (b) abolished since 1997. [182942]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Since 1997, 14 Executive, Advisory and Tribunal NDPBs have been established, 11 have been abolished and one ceased to be an NDPB and was de-classified as an NDPB.