Whether it will list every (a) non-departmental public body, (b) Executive agency and (c) associated department for each year since 1998.

Details of public bodies which are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and/or the Scottish Parliament are published on the public bodies web pages of the Scottish Government website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies.
Prior to the establishment of the public bodies web pages in 2002, detailed information on non-departmental public bodies was published in the annual Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies. Copies of this document are available from:
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/ndpbs.aspx.
The Scottish Government public bodies web pages have recently been re-launched and the content of the site continues to be developed. Historical information listing public bodies will be added to the site and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available and place a copy in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50054).