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Public Bodies

My right honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Tessa Jowell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Cabinet Office has today published Public Bodies 2009, which lists all non-departmental public bodies (NDPB) sponsored by the UK Government as at 31 March 2009. Public Bodies 2009 also provides summary information on the size and expenditure of the NDPB sector and statistical information on public appointments. Public Bodies 2009 can be downloaded from the Civil Service website at www.civilservice.gov.uk/ndpb. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.