[holding answer 14 September 2009]: The following table sets out the costs of a number of the bodies listed. Officials are currently preparing figures covering the remaining bodies and I will write to the hon. Member with this information when it is available.
Actual Body 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (a) Committee of Investigation for Great Britain1 0 0 0 0 0 (d) Financial Management and Policy Review of the Commons Commissioners2 0 0 0 0 0 (e) Hill Farming Advisory Committee3 0 0 0 0 0 (f) National Expert Group on Transboundary Air Pollution+ 0 0 0 0 0 (h) National Statistics Quality Review on Sustainable Farming and Food Regulation Task Force5 0 0 0 0 0 (i) Review of Fishing Vessel Licensing6 0 0 0 0 0 (j) Review of Funding Mechanisms for Flood and Coastal Defence7 0 0 0 0 0 (k) Review of Marine Nature Conservation Working Group Science Advisory Group8 0 0 0 0 0 (l) Sustainable Consumption and Production Business Taskforce9 0 0 275 339 0 1 The committee was dormant before the start of the period covered by this table and was disbanded in 2006. 2 All costs were incurred prior to the period covered by this table. 3 The committee was dormant before the start of the period covered by this table and was disbanded in 2006. 4 The Group published its final report in 2001 and disbanded. 5 All costs were incurred prior to the period covered by this table. 6 The Fishing Vessel Licence Review Working Group (LRWG) published one report in the period covered by the table, in 2006. Costs to the Department were minimal. 7 All costs were incurred prior to the period covered by this table. 8 The final report of this Group was published in July 2004. Costs were minimal. 9 The Taskforce was established in February 2006. It completed its work and was disbanded in March 2008.