Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Thursday, 15 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2010. It was answered by Charles Hendry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Office for Nuclear Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2010, Official Report, column 796W, on Office for Nuclear Development, for what reason the Office for Nuclear Development was listed as a non-departmental body in the answer to the hon. Member for Hartlepool of 6 July 2010, Official Report, columns 147-8W, on non-departmental public bodies.

Answer: The answer my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change gave to the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr Wright) on 6 July 2010, to his written parliamentary question no. 5720, Official Report, column 147-8W was incorrect. My hon. Friend has today laid before Parliament a written ministerial statement correcting this error.The Office for Nuclear Development (OND) is not a non-departmental public body, but a unit within the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 10053; 514 c889-90W;514 c890W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Office for Nuclear Development
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Office for Nuclear Development
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