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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department publish (a) annual reports, (b) annual accounts, (c) the minutes of meetings, (d) the agendas of meetings and (e) a register of members' interests; and if this is in each case (i) under a statutory requirement or (ii) voluntary. [20898] Sir John Wheeler: [holding answer 19 March 1997]: The information requested is as follows: Department of Economic Development _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Public annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members' interests Construction Industry Yes (S) Yes (S) No No Yes (wef 6/97) Training Board Enterprise Ulster Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {1}Yes Equal Opportunities Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {1}No Commission Fair Employment Commission Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {1}No General Consumer Council Yes (S) Yes (S) No No Yes for Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {1}No Local Enterprise Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {2}Yes (S) Development Unit Northern Ireland Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members Northern Ireland Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Commissioner for the Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action Northern Ireland Tourist Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {1}No Board Ulster Sheltered Employment Yes (S) Yes (S) No No {}{}{2}Yes (S) Ltd. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) Statutory requirement. {1} Maintain a Register of Members' interests, voluntarily, which are open for inspection at their offices upon request. {2} Details regarding alternative directorships forms part of the Annual Return to the Registrar of Companies by all companies. The Annual Returns for LEDU and USEL are available to the public in Companies House. Impartment of Health and Social Services _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Publish annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members' interest National Board for Nursing, Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Midwifery and Health Visiting for NI Northern Ireland Council No No No No No for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education Mental Health Commission Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No for Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) = Statutory requirements. (V) = Voluntary. 1 - Report is published biannually. 2 - Report is published biennially. Department of the Environment (NI) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Publish annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members' interest Fire Authority for NI Yes{1} (S) Yes (S) No No No Laganside Corporation Yes (V) Yes (V) No No No NI Housing Executive Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No NI Transport Holding Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Company NI Local Government Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Officers' Staff Commission _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) = Statutory requirements (V) = Voluntary Department of Finance and Personnel The Department does not sponsor any executive non-departmental public bodies. Department of Education _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Publish annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members' interest Arts Council of Northern Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Ireland Council for Catholic No Yes (S) No No No Maintained Schools Trustees of the Ulster Folk Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No and Transport Museum Trustees of the Ulster Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Museum Staff Commission for Yes (V) Yes (S) No No No Education and Library Boards Belfast Education and Yes (V) Yes (S) Yes (V) No No Library Board North-Eastern Education and Yes (V) Yes (S) Yes (V) No No Library Board South-Eastern Education and Yes (V) Yes (S) Yes (V) No No Library Board Southern Education and Yes (V) Yes (S) Yes (V) No No Library Board Western Education and Yes (V) Yes (S) Yes (V) No No Library Board Northern Ireland Council No Yes (S) No No No for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment Northern Ireland Museums Yes (V) Yes (S) No No No Council Sports Council for Northern Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Ireland Youth Council for Northern Yes (V) Yes (S) No No No Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) = Statutory requirements. (V) = Voluntary. Department of Agriculture _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Publish annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members' interest Livestock and Meat Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Commission Agricultural Wages Board {1}Yes (S) No No No No Agricultural Resource Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Institute Foyle Fisheries Commission Yes (S) Yes (V) No No No Fishery Harbour Authority Yes (V) Yes (V) No No No Fisheries Conservancy Board Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) = Statutory requirements. (V) = Voluntary. {1} Report is published biannually. Northern Ireland Office _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of body Publish annual Publish annual Publish minutes of Publish agendas of Publish register of report accounts meetings meetings members interest Police Authority for Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No Northern Ireland Probation Board for Yes Yes (S) No No No Northern Ireland Rathgael and Whiteabbey No No No No No Training Schools Management Board The Independent Commission Yes (S) Yes (S) No No No for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (S) = Statutory requirements.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20898; 292 c822-6W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Disclosure of information Accountancy Annual reports Conflict of interests Government departments Publications Non-departmental public bodies Meetings Northern Ireland Office

Contains statistics

Yes