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(Pursuant to reply on 17.03.2003 at 401 c499-500W) To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for classifying public and advisory bodies as (a) executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) advisory non-departmental public bodies, (c) task forces, (d) ad hoc advisory groups and (e) reviews; and what...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 April 2003

Reference

102521; 403 c417W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for classifying public and advisory bodies as (a) executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) advisory non-departmental public bodies, (c) task forces, (d) ad hoc advisory groups and (e) reviews; and what particular qualities or characteristics distinguish these bodies from...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 March 2003

For answer on

17 March 2003

Answered on

17 March 2003

Tony Wright: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the criteria are for classifying public and advisory bodies as (a) executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) advisory non-departmental public bodies, (c) task forces, (d) ad hoc advisory groups and (e) reviews; and what particular qualities or characteristics distinguish these bodies from each other. [102521] Mr. Alexander: Generally, executive non- departmental public bodies (NDPBs) operate under statutory provisions and are legally incorporated; their functions cover a national remit (including the devolved assemblies); appointments to the Board of the NDPB are made by Ministers, or by the Queen on ministerial advice; such appointments must be made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Administration (OCPA); the chief executive is accountable to the Board; the NDPB has its own budget; staff are employed directly by the body itself (and are not civil servants); and Ministers are answerable to Parliament for the NDPB and have the powers to wind it up subject to, where appropriate, the approval of Parliament or, where a Royal Charter has previously been granted, of the Queen. Advisory NDPBs are usually set up administratively by Ministers, or by the Queen on ministerial advice, without the need for legislation; those appointed to the Board are independent of Government and drawn from outside the public sector; the NDPB should be a standing body existing for more than one year and meeting at least annually; the Board has a defined membership and clear terms of reference; as with executive NDPBs, appointments are subject to the OCPA Code of Practice and the remit tends to have a national focus; the Board is usually supported by staff from within the sponsoring department but is not part of a department or agency; generally the NDPB does not prepare its own accounts and instead is accounted for through the books of the sponsoring department; and Ministers are answerable to Parliament for the body and may wind it up. There is little to distinguish between task forces, ad hoc advisory groups and reviews. These bodies can be defined in various ways. However, the Government's response to the Sixth `Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life' gave 3 criteria as a definition: Membership drawn from the wider public sector and/or voluntary organisations and/or the private sector A lifetime normally of less than 2 years; A remit focused on a single issue. Some of these bodies may go on to become classified as NDPBs where the need for the body's advice continues beyond its original life span e.g. the Better Regulation Task Force, Skills Task Force and the New Deal Task Force. Finally, as their name indicates executive NDPBs will be largely concerned with an operational or executive function while an advisory NDPB would be more likely to provide specific advice in a specialised field. Both executive and advisory NDPBs tend to be more formal and likely to run for longer than task forces, ad hoc advisory groups and reviews. The choice of the most appropriate body to be set up in a given situation will depend upon all of the criteria described here, and ministerial judgment about what would be most suitable for the intended purpose.

Date

17 March 2003

Reference

102521; 401 c499-500W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2002

Reference

381 c874

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, When he expects to introduce legislation to implement the conclusions of the Ombudsman Review.

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2002

Reference

381 c874; 40120

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

(Pursuant to the reply, 17 January 2001 c332). To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, When she expects to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations of the Ombudsman Review.

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

144200; 368 c318W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

1st supplementary on same. (Further information on 10 May 2001 at 368 c318W).

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2001

Reference

361 c332

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, When she expects to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations of the Ombudsman Review.

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2001

Reference

361 c332; 144200

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, When she expects to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations of the review of the Ombudsman system. (Failed OPQ). - Includes ref to "Review of the Public Sector Ombudsmen in England".

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2000

Reference

357 c674W;357 c672W; 139204

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he is undertaking studies on the role of hypothecated taxation as part of the Government's review of the NHS. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 June 2000

Reference

352 c286W;352 c287W; 125844

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, as of 1st April 1999, which of the executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) were required to publish annual reports, (b) were required to publish annual accounts, (c) were subject to a full audit...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 March 2000

For answer on

20 March 2000

Answered on

20 March 2000

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs as of 1 April 1999, which of the executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) were required to publish annual reports, (b) were required to publish annual accounts, (c) were subject to a full audit by the National Audit Office, (d) were under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman or other ombudsmen, (e) had their own complaints procedure, (f) were required to observe the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, (g) possessed a register of Members' interests, (h) allowed the public to inspect a register of Members' interests, (i) were subject to a public right to attend board meetings or committee meetings, (j) were obliged to release reports of meetings, (k) were subject to a public right to inspect agendas of meetings, (l) were subject to a public right to see minutes of meetings, (m) were required to hold public meetings, (n) (i) maintained an internet site and (ii) were developing an internet site and (o) had been subject to a quinquennial review within the last year, including a continuing review. [114166] Mr. Hain: All executive and advisory NDPBs sponsored by our Department on 1 April 1999 were required to publish annual reports; to publish annual accounts (where they had significant expenditure of their own); to operate in accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information; and to draw up, and make publicly available on request, a Register of Members' Interests. All NDPBs were also encouraged to hold meetings in public and to release or otherwise make available records of meetings. There was, however, no statutory requirement or obligation for them to do so. Information on audit arrangements for executive NDPBs is set out in Public Bodies 1999. Information on which NDPBs maintain their own website can be accessed from the Cabinet Office quango website (www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/quango). The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission was subject to a quinquennial review during 1998.

Date

20 March 2000

Reference

346 c405W; 114166

House

House of Commons

Lord Chancellors Dept

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, as of 1st April 1999, which of the executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) were required to publish annual reports, (b) were required to publish annual accounts, (c) were subject to a full audit by the National...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Lord Chancellor's Department

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2000

Reference

346 c231-2W; 114167

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, as of 1st April 1999, which of the executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) were required to publish annual reports, (b) were required to publish annual accounts, (c) were subject to a...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 March 2000

For answer on

15 March 2000

Answered on

15 March 2000

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions as of 1 April 1999, which of the executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (a) were required to publish annual reports, (b) were required to publish annual accounts, (c) were subject to a full audit by the National Audit Office, (d) were under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman or other ombudsmen, (e) had their own complaints procedure, (f) were required to observe the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, (g) possessed a register of members' interests, (h) allowed the public to inspect a register of members' interests, (i) were subject to a public right to attend board meetings or committee meetings, (j) were obliged to release reports of meetings, (k) were subject to a public right to inspect agendas of meetings, (l) were subject to a public right to see minutes of meetings, (m) were required to hold public meetings, (n) (i) maintained an Internet site and (ii) were developing an Internet site and (o) had been subject to a quinquennial review within the last year, including a continuing review. [114168] Ms Beverley Hughes: The answers for the NDPBs in DETR are as follows: (a) All DETR's executive NDPBs are required to publish their Annual Reports, with the exception of the General Lighthouse Authorities, but there is a statutory requirement to produce the Accounts of the General Lighthouse Fund. The Annual Reports and Accounts of the individual Lighthouse Authorities are consolidated into the General Lighthouse Fund's Report and Accounts. The Department's advisory NDPBs either produce annual reports currently or plan to start producing one this year. Such reports are proportional to the body's size and scope. (b) All DETR's executive NDPBs are required to publish their annual accounts. (c) Where an executive NDPB's external auditor is the National Audit Office, then it is subject to a full audit by that body. For DETR, those are; the Audit Commission, the Countryside Commission, English Nature, the General Lighthouse Authorities and the General Lighthouse Fund, the Health and Safety Commission, the Health and Safety Executive, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the London Regional Passengers Committee, the Local Government Commission, the eight Regional Development Agencies, and the Traffic Director for London. In some cases, the National Audit Office contract out the work to private sector auditors. The Local Government Residuary Body and the London Pensions Fund Authority are audited by the District Auditor. All DETR's other executive bodies are audited by private sector firms. (d) All DETR's executive NDPBs come under the remit of either the Parliamentary Ombudsman or the Local Government Ombudsman, with two exceptions: (i) The Audit Commission appoints auditors of the accounts of local authorities and NHS bodies in England and Wales, and undertakes value for money studies. Like the National Audit Office, it does not deal directly with the public, but it does have its own complaints procedure. While it will investigate complaints about the conduct of an audit, an audit that is found to have been properly conducted can only be reopened by a judicial review. (ii) The British Board of Agrement was established under the Companies Act. It provides independent assessment and certification of construction products and systems for which there are no recognised standards. Its only dealings with the public are with the construction industry, and these are commercial and contractual by nature and subject to contract law. It will cease to be an NDPB, becoming an autonomous body, on 1 April 1999. Those bodies that come under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Ombudsman are the five Housing Action Trusts (Castle Vale, Liverpool, Stonebridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest) and the London Pensions Fund Authority. (e) All our NDPBs have their own complaints procedure. (f) All executive NDPBs that come under the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Ombudsman are formally required to observe the Code. Those that do not come under the Parliamentary Ombudsman's remit are nevertheless expected to apply the principles of the Code. (g) All the Department's executive NDPBs possess Registers, with the following exceptions: the General Lighthouse Authorities whose members are not appointed by Ministers; the Health and Safety Executive as the Commission is the body which has Board members appointed to it; and the Traffic Director for London, who is a Corporation Sole and does not have a Board. The following advisory NDPBs have Registers, which are available on request: the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances, the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, the Advisory Committee on Packaging, the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, the Committee on Chemicals and Materials of Construction for use in Public Water Supply and Swimming Pools, the Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards, the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council, the Property Advisory Group, the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (on the Internet), the Sustainable Development Education Panel, the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development, and the Water Regulations Advisory Committee. It is the Department's policy that the remaining advisory bodies should have Registers in place. (h) All DETR's NDPBs which possess a Register make it available for inspection on request, or will do so in future. (i) None (j) None (k) None of DETR's NDPBs are subject to a public right to inspect agendas of meetings. However, the following executive and advisory NDPBs publish the agendas of their Board meetings and documents for meetings: the Countryside Commission, English Nature (but not Executive and Performance meeting papers), the Environment Agency (agendas only), the Health and Safety Commission/Executive, Housing Action Trusts (Castle Vale, Liverpool, Stonebridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and the London Regional Passengers Committee; the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, the Export Action Group for Building Materials, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, the Sustainable Development Education Panel, and the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development. (l) None of DETR's NDPBs are subject to a public right to see minutes of meetings. However, the following executive and advisory NDPBs publish the minutes of their Board meetings on the Internet or make them available in paper form or do both: the Countryside Commission, English Nature (but not minutes of discussions on Executive and Performance meeting papers), the Environment Agency (summary only), the Health and Safety Commission/Executive, Housing Action Trusts (Castle Vale, Liverpool, Stonebridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the Local Government Commission, and the London Regional Passengers Committee; the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, the Committee on Chemicals and Materials for Use in Public Water Supplies and Swimming Pools, the Export Action Group for Building Materials, the Royal Commission on Environment Pollution, the Sustainable Development Education Panel, and the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development. (m) None of DETR's NDPBs are required to hold public meetings. However, many of the Department's bodies hold at least one annual open meeting; the Commission for the New Towns, Docklands Light Railway, the Countryside Commission, English Nature, English Partnerships, the Environment Agency, the Health and Safety Commission/Executive, Housing Action Trusts, the Local Government Commission, the Local Government Residuary Body, the London Regional Passengers Committee, and the National Forest Company; the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, and the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development. (n) Most of DETR's executive NDPBs maintain an Internet website. The only exceptions are the Northern Lighthouse Board, Stonebridge and Waltham Forest Housing Action Trusts, the Housing Corporation, the London Pensions Fund Authority, the London Regional Passengers Committee and the National Forest Company. All either plan to get a website shortly or are considering getting one. Generally, information on advisory NDPBs is available on the Department's own website, but the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has its own website, and the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee and the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development are planning to get their own sites. (o) From 1 May 1997 to 1 April 1999, the following NDPBs have been subject to a Financial Management and Policy Review: the British Board of Agrement, the Local Government Commission, the UK Ecolabelling Board, the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, and the Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards. Ministers agreed that neither the British Board of Agrement nor the UK Ecolabelling Board should continue as executive NDPBs. Reviews of the Audit Commission, the Local Government Commission, the Darwin Advisory Committee and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution are under way at present.

Date

15 March 2000

Reference

346 c212-4W; 114168

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of (1) task forces and (2) policy reviews established by his Department since May 1997 which (a) had external members recruited by way of public advertisement, and details of any person so appointed and (b) engaged in...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 February 1999

For answer on

5 May 1999

Answered on

5 May 1999

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a list of (1) task forces and (2) policy reviews established by his Department since May 1997 which (a) had external members recruited by way of public advertisement, and details of any person so appointed and (b) engaged in public consultation exercises, and the form that these took. [74458] Ms Hewitt: The Taskforces and reviews established by the Chancellor's departments since May 1997 which had members recruited by public advertisement or undertook public consultation are listed. 1. The Comprehensive Spending review: a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. The terms of reference were made available. Extensive consultations were undertaken in the course of 24 main departmental and 6 cross departmental reviews. Individual departments also approached interested bodies. 2. Review of North Sea Fiscal regime a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Industry views were invited and discussions took place between Summer 1997 and March 1998. The Chancellor announced on 7 September 1998 in a press release that the Government had been monitoring changes in oil prices and that at the current low level of oil prices it would not be right at this stage to proceed with reform of the regime. 3. Review of Charity Taxation a. No external members recruited by public advertisement b. A consultation document was published on 9 March 1999. 4. Review of Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud a. No external members recruited by public advertisement b. A Joint Working Party was formed, drawn from the main alcohol and tobacco trade associations and interested Departments Representations were invited from anyone who felt they could contribute to the review. Since the Review was published in July 1998 further consultation groups have been formed with the trade to explore the costs to industry of implementing measures recommended by the Review. 5. Review of the Revenue Effect of a reduced Rate of VAT for Energy Efficient Material and alternative options for targeted relief to help those on low incomes to save energy. a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Discussions have been held with representatives bodies 6. Review of research and development a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published on 17 March 1998, comments were also invited in respect of various Inland Revenue technical notes published 14 January and 10 March 1999. 7. Review of the calculation of vehicle excise duty for lorries a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. No public consultation. A number of consultation groups, and an advisory panel including industry representatives and environmentalists. 8. Review of Public/Private Partnership Options for the Royal Mint a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. The Economic Secretary invited all major stakeholders to contribute to the review. 9. Review of Graduated Vehicle Excise Duty for cars a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was issued. 10. Consultation on a potential Aggregates Tax a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published on 15 June 1998. 11. Review of Double Taxation of companies a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A discussion paper was published on 12 March 1999 12. Review of General Anti Avoidance Rule a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published on 5 October 1998 13. Review of VAT Registration Limits a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published and meeting held with business. 14. VAT Group Treatment a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published and meetings held with business. 15. Review of Employee Share Ownership a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was issued on 18 December 1998. Technical notes issued on 10 March 1999. 16. Taskforce on the Industrial Use of Energy a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. A consultation document was published in June 1998. c. A report was published in November 1998. 17. Review of Banking Services in the UK a. No external members recruited by public advertisement b. A consultation document was published on 25 January 1999 18. Efficiency Review of the Office for National Statistics a. A firm of consultants, KPMG, was appointed after a public competition. b. No external public consultation has been undertaken. 19. Private Finance Taskforce a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Draft standardisation documents were published for comment in October 1998. A consultation document on accounting PFI transactions was published in January 1999. 20. Task force on Banks' Assistance to Credit Unions a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Regional discussion fora to listen to people's views have been held in Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle. 21. Policy Action team: Business a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Regional discussion fora to listen to people's views have been held in Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle. 22. Policy Action Team: Access to Financial Services a. No external members recruited by public advertisement. b. Regional discussion fora to listen to people's views have been held in Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle. A range of organisations have also been invited to make their view known. 23. Enterprise Management Incentives scheme a. No external members. b. Technical note issued 10 March 1999. 24. Review of Company Car Taxation a. No external members. b. Press notices on 9 March 1999 invited views on the reform 25. Further review of capital gains of companies a. No external members b. Informal meetings with representative bodies. A Working Group has been set up. 26. Review of Landfill Tax a. No external members b. A business brief was issued inviting comments. Most Taskforces and reviews are short term exercises established to give thorough consideration to important and difficult issues. External members are invited to sit on some reviews and Taskforces to contribute specific experience and expertise. In such cases, public advertising would not be appropriate and incur disproportionate cost. Since 1 October 1998, appointments to those Taskforces and reviews which qualify for classification as advisory non-departmental public bodies have come within the remit of the Commissioner for public appointments.

Date

5 May 1999

Reference

74458; 330 c403-6W;330 c397-400W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) sub-groups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees; if he will list for all task forces...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 May 1999

Reference

330 c406-7W;330 c400-1W; 79251;79274

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish a list of (1) task forces and (2) policy reviews established by his Department since May 1997 which (a) had external members recruited by way of public advertisement, and details of any person so appointed and (b)...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 May 1999

Reference

330 c312-4W;330 c306-8W; 74456;79260;79283

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 March 1999

For answer on

22 April 1999

Answered on

22 April 1999

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates. [79284] Ms Jowell: The reviews and taskforces, established since 1 May 1997 which have published their final reports are: Review of cervical screening services at Kent and Canterbury Hospitals NHS Trust (established 23 June 1997; published 20 October 1997) Review of the law relating to surrogacy (established 11 June 1997; published October 1998) Review of evidence relating to silicone breast implants (established May 1997, published July 1998) Review of the breast screening programme in Devon and the implications for the breast screening programme as a whole (established 9 June 1997; published 3 November 1997) Strategic review of Health Services in London (established 20 June 1997; published 18 November 1997) Review of the latest information available on inequalities in Health (established 11 July 1997, published 26 November 1998) Independent review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing and testing from Liverpool to Manchester (established 14 August 1997, published 8 April 1998) Review of NHS Charter (established June 1997, published December 1998) Review of Prescribing, Supply and Administration of Medicines (established 21 March 1997; reports published 8 March 1999) Ministerial task force on the Government's response to the Children's Safeguards Review (established November 1997; published 5 November 1998) Review of the written consent requirements in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (established 6 February 1997; published June 1998). The reviews and taskforces, established since May 1997, which have yet to publish reports are: Mental Health Act Review (established September 1998, estimated publication date autumn 1999) Thoracic Surgical Services Review (established July 1998, estimated publication date May 1999) United Kingdom Transplant Support Service Authority Review (established September 1998, estimated publication date May 1999) Review of general anaesthesia and sedation with dental treatment (established October 1998, publication date to be decided) Review of the wheelchair voucher scheme and the provision of electrical and indoor wheelchairs (established November 1998, estimated publication date Spring 1999) Eight regional task forces to support the Waiting List Action Team (established November 1997, on-going activity with no final report expected) NHS efficiency task force (established June 1997, on-going activity with no final report expected) NHS task force on staff involvement (established March 1998, estimated publication date spring 1999) A and E Modernisation Team{1} (established in March 1999, first annual report due in April 2000) Independent review of mobile phone use (announced 8 April 1999, terms of reference and membership to follow). Normally termination of a review or task force coincides with publication of a final report. However, two are on-going activities from which no single final report is expected, and one (marked {1}) will continue to meet beyond the date of publication shown.

Date

22 April 1999

Reference

329 c641-2W; 79284

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) sub-groups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees.

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 April 1999

Reference

79266; 329 c641W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 1999

Reference

329 c524-6W;329 c524-5W; 79281;79258

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) sub-groups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees; if he will list for all task...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 1999

Reference

329 c499-500W; 79256;79279

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those...

Asked by

Tony Wright (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 March 1999

For answer on

15 April 1999

Answered on

15 April 1999

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates. [79275] Mr. Straw: The information is set out in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of review/task force Date of If final report If terminated, Expected report Expected establishment published, date of date of termination date termination date publication Human Rights Task Force 28 January 1999 -- -- No date set No date set Review of Prison Service Autumn 1997 29 March 1999 -- -- No date set Health Care Review of Prison Service 3 December 1998 -- -- Summer 1999 No date set Mother and Baby Units Inter-departmental Review 13 June 1997 10 June 1998 Last meeting on 13 -- -- of Vulnerable or March 1998 Intimidated Witnesses Review of the Tote 14 July 1998 -- -- May 1999 No date set Sex Offences Review 25 January 1999 -- -- December 1999 December 1999 Working Group on the Giving January 1999 -- -- Not due to publish No date set Age a report Working Party on Electoral 21 January 1998 -- -- Summer 1999 No date set Procedures _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

15 April 1999

Reference

329 c310W; 79275

House

House of Commons

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