To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what non-departmental public bodies have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 1 May 1997. (171110)

Information on all non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) is published annually by the Cabinet Office. Information covering the period 1997-2006 appears in the Cabinet Office “Public Bodies” publications and can be downloaded from the civil service website at:

www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/public/bodies.asp

Departments are in the process of collating information for 2007 and a summary will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.