Sir Julian Lewis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many quangos his Department has dealings with; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the number of these bodies.  [85059]

[Due for Answer on 30 October]

ANSWER

The Minister without Portfolio (Anna Turley): ‘Quangos’ is an obsolete term. They are now called Arm’s Length Bodies. The list of all Government Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) can be found here:

https://co-public-bodies.github.io/ALB_Landscape_Analysis_2023_24/08%20profilePagesIndex.html

along with the details of the 11 ALBs that Cabinet Office directly sponsors. In April the Government announced a review of all ALBs across government with a view to streamline governance and reduce bureaucracy. This review is ongoing.