Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 November (WS 1), whether they have ever categorised any of the public bodies referred to as a "quango"; and, if so, how many such bodies have been abolished and how many remain.

The term ‘Quango’ is not used in the Government’s classification process for public bodies. Information on this process can be found in the Government publication Categories of Public Bodies: A Guide for Departments which is available in the libraries of the House.