To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by her Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) sub-groups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees. [79255]

There are no bodies which fall into these categories.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by her Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates. [79278]

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr. Maclean) on 22 February 1999, Official Report, column 13.