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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [20904] Mr. Hanley: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Publish Annual reports Annual accounts Minutes of meetings Agendas of meetings Register of members interests British Council {1}Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No Britain-Russia Centre Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No British Association for Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No Central and Eastern Europe Commonwealth Institutes in Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No London and Edinburgh Great Britain-China Centre Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No {2}Yes Marshall Aid Commemoration Yes (statutory) No No No No Commission Westminster Foundation for Yes (voluntary) Yes (voluntary) No No {3}Yes Democracy Commonwealth Scholarship Yes (statutory) No No No No Commission Crown Agents Holding and Yes (statutory) Yes (statutory) No No No Realisation Board _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Under the provisions of the Charities Act 1993. {2} Executive committee members only. {3} From 1 April 1997.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20904; 292 c612W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Government departments Publications Non-departmental public bodies Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Contains statistics

Yes