Task Forces Dr. Tony Wright To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been terminated and their dates of termination and (d) for those bodies still in existence, expected reporting and termination dates; [79281](2) if he will list all those task forces and policy reviews with external members established by his Department since May 1997 which have set up (a) subgroups, (b) working parties and (c) other subsidiary committees. [79258] Mr. Dewar The information requested is provided in the following table. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Homes' Support for Owner Occupation | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Homes' Support for Social Rented Housing | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of the Scottish Water Industry | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of the Processing of Cases in the Children's Hearings System | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review to Identify Areas of Scotland Appropriate for Designation as National Parks | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Countryside Access Legislation in Scotland | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review into the System of Land Ownership and Management in Scotland | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Scottish Interdepartmental Review of the Treatment of Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |A Review of Aspects of Gaelic Broadcasting | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Community Disposals and the use of Custody for Women Offenders in Scotland | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Rural Water and Sewerage Grant Scheme | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |National Review of Health Resource Allocation | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of SSSIs in Scotland | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Community Education | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Public Health Legislation | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of EA and SEPA Environmental Legislation (with DETR) | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Strategic Study of Organic Wastes to Land | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of the Law and Practice of Compulsory Purchase and Land Compensation (with DETR) | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Domestic Violence | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Review of Public Health Function | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |HIV Health Promotion Review Group1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Learning Disability Review1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Committee on Review of Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lord MacLean's Committee on Serious Violent and Sexual Offenders | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.