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Public Bodies

Volume 703: debated on Wednesday 16 July 2008

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Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many non-departmental public bodies were listed in the Public Bodies Directory in each of the past 10 years. [HL4857]

Lord Davies of Oldham

The Public Bodies Directory is published annually by the Cabinet Office. Copies can be downloaded from www.civiIservice.gov.uk/about/public/bodies.asp and have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The public bodies reports show that the total number of NDPBs sponsored by the UK Government has fallen by 3.5 per cent over the past 10 years—from 857 in 1997 to 827 in 2007.