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DOE Building, Marsham Street

Mr. Leigh: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she intends to demolish the former Department of the Environment building in Marsham Street, SW1. [100907]

Mr. Ian McCartney: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated under the terms of the Framework Document to the Property Advisers to the Civil Estate. I have asked its Chief Executive, Mr. John Locke, to write to the hon. Member.

Letter from John C. Locke to Mr. Edward Leigh, dated 6 December:



    It remains our intention to demolish 2 Marsham Street as soon as practicable. You may be aware that, in connection with its Headquarters PFI project, the Home Office has made the property available to its bidders to consider as one of their options.


    A decision by Home Office is now expected in late Spring next year. Pending this decision, Home Office has assumed management responsibility and is paying the holding costs of the property.

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Public Bodies

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many non-departmental public bodies have been (a) established and (b) abolished since 2 May 1997. [100892]

Mr. Stringer: Data on numbers of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) are collated on a financial year basis and published annually in the publication "Public Bodies", copies of which are available in both Libraries of the House. "Public Bodies 1998" reported a net reduction of 55 NDPBs on the previous year. "Public Bodies 1999", which is due to be published later this month, is likely to show a further reduction in NDPBs.

Mr. Rowlands: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which non-departmental public bodies were (a) established and (b) abolished in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999. [100622]

Mr. Stringer: The following lists all the non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) that have been abolished or created in the financial years 1997-98 and 1998-99. The publication "Public Bodies 1998", which is available in both Libraries of the House, provides comprehensive information on each NDPB. "Public Bodies 1999" is due to be published later this month.



































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    Defence Scientific Advisory Council (sub-committees) x 5


    Deregulation Task Force


    Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland


    Local Government Property Commission for Scotland


    Local Government Staff Commission (England)


    Microbiology Advisory Committee


    National Advisory Council for the Employment of People with Disabilities


    Northern Ireland Citizen's Charter Advisory Panel


    Nuclear Powered Warships Safety Committee


    Nuclear Weapons Safety Committee


    Overseas Project Board


    Race Relations Employment Advisory Group


    Regional Panels in MAFF x 9


    Residuary Body for Wales


    Royal Commission on Long Term Care of the Elderly


    Scottish Agricultural Consultative Panel


    Scottish Crime Prevention Council


    Scottish Economic Council


    Scottish Studentship Selection Committee


    Secretary of State for Scotland's Advisory Group on Sustainable Development


    Standing Advisory Committee on Human Rights (NI)


    Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education


    Statistics Advisory Committee


    Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee


    Supported Employment Consultative Group


    Supreme Court Rule Committee


    Teaching Company Scheme Board


    Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee


    Welsh Advisory Committee on Drug and Alcohol Misuse


    Welsh Council for Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education


    Tribunals NDPBs


    Scheme of Compensation for Loss of Earnings through Civil Unrest (NI)


    1 Include NDPBs which have been reclassified e. g. those moved to the private sector


    Created


    Executive


    British Potato Council


    Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland


    Community Learning Scotland


    Competition Commission


    Countryside Agency


    Docklands Light Railway


    Education Transfer Council


    English Tourism Council


    Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland


    Historic Royal Palaces


    National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts


    National Lottery Commission


    National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland


    New Opportunities Fund


    NI Human Rights Commission


    Police Information Technology Organisation


    Qualifications and Curriculum Authority


    Regional Development Agencies x 8


    Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission


    Scottish Further Education Funding Council


    Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

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    Advisory


    Advisory Committee for Disabled People in Employment and Training


    Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs


    Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment


    Advisory Committee on Lifelong Learning Targets


    Aerospace Committee


    Better Regulation Task Force


    Civil Justice Council


    Civil Procedure Rule Committee


    Commission for Integrated Transport


    Committee on Chemicals and Materials and Construction for use in Public Water Supplies and Swimming Pools


    Defence Nuclear Safety Committee


    Development Awareness Working Group


    Expert Group on Airborne Particles


    Expert Group on Cryptosporidium in Water Supplies


    Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals


    Expert Panel on Sustainable Development Education


    Football Task Force


    Genetics and Insurance Committee


    Low Pay Commission


    New Deal Task Force

People's Panel Advisory Group



    Race Relations Forum


    Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly


    Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards


    Scottish Childcare Board


    Security Vetting Appeals Panel


    Sentencing Advisory Panel


    Skills Task Force


    Spectrum Management Advisory Group


    Treasure Valuation Committee


    Zoos Forum


    Tribunal


    Office of the Surveillance Commissioners


    Registered Nursery Education Inspectors Appeal Tribunal

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Unmarried Fathers

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to seek to amend the law to provide unmarried fathers with the same right of parental responsibility as married fathers; and if he will make a statement. [101085]

Jane Kennedy: The Government intend to introduce an amendment to the Children Act 1989 that unmarried fathers who sign their child's birth certificate jointly with the mother will acquire parental responsibility without further formality. This provision will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.

Departmental Research Contracts

Dr. Harris: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many research contracts have been let by his Department since May 1997; what is the value of each contract; and in each case whether the contract included (a) a departmental veto over publication of the research results, (b) departmental control over the

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date of publication of the research results and (c) a requirement that the final research results incorporate departmental amendments. [100156]

Mr. Lock: The Lord Chancellor's Department has awarded 37 research contracts since May 1997 with a total overall spend of £1,003,776; details of these, including the cost of each contract are provided in the table. None

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of the projects was subject to a specific veto on publication of results or control over date of publication. A standard clause in research contracts is that


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In addition £18,853 was contributed (1998-99 financial year) to a study entitled "Baseline Customer Research" commissioned by the Legal Services Ombudsman. The study was run by Customer Management Consultancy Ltd. and the resulting data were published in a Summary of Findings and Recommendations by the Legal Services Ombudsman in March 1999.

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