Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 27 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 31 July 1998. It was answered by Richard Caborn (Labour) on Friday, 31 July 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the arrangements for the provision of advice during the lifetime of Teesside Development Corporation to its board by officers of the Corporation.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the arrangements for the provision of advice during the lifetime of Teesside Development Corporation to its board by officers of the Corporation. [53443] Mr. Caborn: I have made no such assessment. The arrangements are covered in the published reports of the Corporation's external auditors, and in reports by the Department's Internal Audit Service, which are confidential between the Department and the Corporation.

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