To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the efficiency scrutiny of the control of administrative costs of sponsored bodies; and if he will make a statement.
I am today publishing the report of this efficiency scrutiny into administrative costs of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and my Department's response to it. Copies of both documents have been placed in the Library of the House and are being sent to the NDPBs concerned.This scrutiny was set up to look into current systems of contol over staffing and administrative costs in NDPBs, and to bring forward proposals which would enable more flexible and efficient use of administrative resources by NDPBs whilst still retaining an appropriate degree of departmental control.The scrutiny's main finding, which the Department accepts, is that direct controls on manpower and administrative expenditure should be removed in favour of a system of strategic control, provided that the body's internal control mechanisms are sufficient to ensure that such strategic control would be effective. A single cash ceiling on administrative running costs should be introduced and rolled forward each year. This will provide NDPBs with an opportunity for more freedom to manage their own affairs and scope for greater administrative efficiency.The action plan in the Department's response will be implemented primarily in the current round of financial management and policy reviews of NDPBs over the next three years.
Urban programme schemes where at least 30 per cent. of the benefits of the project will go to ethnic minority groups | ||||
Name of group | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
£000s | £000s | £000s | £000s | |
Ujima Housing Association (3 projects) | 100·0 | 43·4 | 13·0 | 35·0 |
Multi-racial Society for Asian Children | 37·0 | 39·0 | 39·0 | 41·0 |
Factory Community Centre—Education Project | 22·0 | 99·0 | n/a | 15·0 |
Multi-ethnic Communication-Befriending project | 27·5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Muslim Welfare Centre | 42·0 | 5·5 | 6·0 | 6·0 |
Bangladesh Womens Association | 39·0 | 30·5 | n/a | 34·0 |
Union of Turkish Workers | 33·0 | 2·0 | n/a | n/a |
Unity Association (Arts and Music project) | 40·0 | n/a | 54·0 | 56·0 |
West Indians Community Association | 40·0 | 44·5 | 46·0 | n/a |
Turkish Education Group | 45·0 | 25·0 | 25·0 | n/a |
Project Fullemploy—New Technology | 20·0 | 32·0 | n/a | n/a |
Project Fullemploy—Minority Business Advice | 5·8 | 32·0 | n/a | n/a |
Day Centre for the Greek Cypriot Elderly | 67·0 | 10·0 | n/a | n/a |
Islington People's Rights (Independent Welfare Rights Agency) | 1·0 | n/a | n/a | 21·8 |
Nafsiyat al atma (Inter-cultural therapy centre) | 41·5 | 43·5 | n/a | n/a |
Ghana Union Printing Project | 13·0 | 14·0 | 42·0 | 38·5 |
Community of Refugees from Vietnam Group | 26·1 | 31·0 | 32·0 | n/a |
Anglo-Akanthou Community Association | n/a | 31·5 | 33·0 | |
(plus building scheme shared with Islington African project) | (224·0) | (19·0) | ||
Asian Resource Centre | n/a | 41·0 | n/a | n/a |
Islington Muslim Association | 32·0 | 91·0 | 5·0 | n/a |
Iscinin Sesi (Turkish Community) Library | 34·0 | 36·0 | 38·0 | n/a |