To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how many non-departmental bodies his Department is responsible. (314252)

Information on the number of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by the Ministry of Defence is published in the annual Cabinet Office report ‘Public Bodies 2008’, which is available online at the following link:

www.civilservice.gov.uk/ndpb

Copies have been placed in the Library of the House. ‘Public Bodies 2009’ will be published shortly.