Government: Agencies

House of Lords written question – answered at on 4 October 2011.

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Photo of Lord Hunt of Chesterton Lord Hunt of Chesterton Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government which executive and trading fund agencies have been since May 2010, or will be, re-organised and absorbed into government departments.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, where government agencies are absorbed into departments, what arrangements are made in respect of their chief executives and senior managers; and what arrangements are made to maintain the websites of those agencies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, where government agencies are absorbed into government departments, how the public will be informed about the former agencies' activities on a regular basis.

Photo of Baroness Garden of Frognal Baroness Garden of Frognal Lords Spokesperson (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Since May 2010, three executive agencies have been reorganised and absorbed into government departments. Specifically, these are: the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency; the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency; and the People, Pay and Pensions Agency; all of which have been absorbed into the Ministry of Defence. No trading funds have been reorganised and absorbed into government departments.

On 3 October 2011, JobCentre Plus and the Pensions, Disability and Carers Service will formally have their agency status removed, and be absorbed into the work of the Department for Work and Pensions. There are a number of executive agencies whose status is currently under review, and which may be absorbed into departments in the future.

Arrangements for chief executives and senior managers, websites and performance reporting are a matter for individual departments. It will also be for departments to inform the public of the changes.

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