To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which of the executive agencies of her Department have regional offices outside London. (116727)

Both Her Majesty’s Courts Service and the Tribunals Service have regional offices outside London. The Public Guardianship Office does not have a regional office outside London.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which executive agencies are the responsibility of her Department; what the function is of each agency; and what the budget was of each agency in the most recent year for which figures are available. (116775)

The Department for Constitutional Affairs is responsible for three executive agencies: Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS), the Tribunals Service and the Public Guardianship Office (PGO). Details of the functions and budgets of HMCS and the PGO can be found in their annual reports, copies of which are in the Library and which are also on-line at:

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/annual_reports.htm

and

http://www.guardianship.gov.uk/downloads/Annual_ Report_2005-06.Final.pdf

respectively. The Tribunals Service was created as an executive agency in April 2006 and has not yet, therefore, produced an annual report. Its function is to provide support to the judiciary and tribunal users to ensure the impartial and efficient operation of the tribunals it administers. In the 2006-07 Winter Supplementary the Tribunals Service had a resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) of £270,987,000 and a Capital DEL of £3,903,000.