To ask Her Majesty's Government how many quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations were in existence at the end of 2008; and what was the total amount of public funds under their control. [HL3177]

The Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies 2008 provides a report on the size and expenditure of the non-departmental public body (NDPB) sector, as at 31 March 2008. Copies of Public Bodies 2008 are available from the Libraries of the House.