Written question asked by William Bain (Labour) on Thursday, 14 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 October 2010. It was answered by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Friday, 22 October 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Public Bodies

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the statement of 14 October 2010, Official Report, columns 505-06, what estimate he has made of the net savings likely to accrue from closure of the non-departmental public bodies, non-ministerial departments and public corporations referred to in the statement in each of the next five years.

Answer: The primary purpose of the quango review is to increase accountability; however, savings will also be generated through cutting down on duplication, executive pay, administrative overheads and communications. From closing RDAs we expect to save £270 million, and from BELTA we expect to save £80 million. However we have purposely not put an overall figure on this as it is down to individual Departments to develop their own implementation plans.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18184; 516 c892-3W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Public Bodies Reform
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects: Closures Public bodies
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk