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Following their initial response to Lord Sutherland’s recommendations on 16th December 2008, Ofqual has also published its action plan detailing how it intends to implement the recommendations relating to them as the independent regulator, and I am placing a copy in the Library of the House.

I made clear in December that where we have national tests, they must be delivered successfully and on time, as they have been in the past. I am very grateful to Lord Sutherland for his detailed and comprehensive work, which will significantly strengthen the future delivery of national curriculum tests. His report, and the measures set out in this Statement and accompanying action plans, will help ensure that we achieve this in 2009 and in future years, so that children and young people, and their parents and teachers, all benefit from the testing and assessment system they deserve.

Public Bodies 2008

Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform & Cabinet Office (Baroness Vadera): My honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office (Tom Watson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Cabinet Office has today published Public Bodies 2008 which lists all non-departmental public bodies (NDPB) sponsored by the UK Government as at 31 March 2008. Public Bodies 2008 also provides summary information on the size and expenditure of the NDPB sector and statistical information on public appointments.

Public Bodies 2008 can be downloaded from the civil service website at: http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/public/bodies.asp Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill

Statement

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners): Myhonourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian Pearson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today, in advance of the consideration of clauses of the Saving Gateway Accounts Bill by the Public Bill Committee, I am publishing draft Saving Gateway Accounts Regulations.

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These draft regulations have been published for the information of Members, and remain subject to discussion and consideration.

These draft regulations incorporate the draft regulations in relation to eligibility for Saving Gateway accounts, which were published on 12 January.

Copies have been deposited in the Libraries of the House and will be available on the HM Treasury website.

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