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Treasury

Answer

Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer concerning Ministerial Directions of 24 July 2000, Official Report, column 483W, if he will place full details of each Ministerial Direction of which the Treasury has been informed in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [133366] Mr. Andrew Smith: Further to my answer of 24 July 2000, OfficialReport, column 483W, information on the Ministerial Directions referred to in that answer is as set out below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Department Subject of Direction Category of Direction 1990 ECGD Sale of British Aerospace Hawk Economy, efficiency and jets to Kenya effectiveness 1991 MOD Chieftain Tank Replacement Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1991 ODA Pergau Dam Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1992 MOD HMS Endurance Replacement Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1992 MOD Closure of depot at RNSD Economy, efficiency and Copenacre effectiveness 1992 MAFF Location of Divisional Offices Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1992 MOD Image Intensifiers Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1993 ECGD Guarantees for Export and Economy, efficiency and Investments in Russia effectiveness 1995 MOD Medium Support Helicopters Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1995 ECGD ECGD Support to Jordan Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1995 DETR Re-Examination of the Wreck of Economy, efficiency and the Derbyshire effectiveness 1995 DETR--OPRAF Decision on Profit Economy, efficiency and Participation in the passenger effectiveness rail franchising programme 1995 DETR--OPRAF Decision on Revenue Risk Economy, efficiency and sharing in the passenger rail effectiveness franchising programme 1997 DETR Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Economy, efficiency and exceptional hardship effectiveness 1997 DETR Millennium Exhibition: Economy, efficiency and Expenditure to regenerate the effectiveness Greenwich Peninsula and to provide a site for the Millennium Exhibition 1998 DSS Benefits Agency/Post Office Economy, efficiency and Counters Ltd. (BA/POCL effectiveness Automation Ltd. 1998 DSS Benefits Agency/Post Office Economy, efficiency and Counters Ltd. BA/POCL effectiveness Automation Ltd. 1998 Northern Ireland Court Service Concerns an individual's Propriety/regularity personnel records 1998 MOD Sale of Cadet Property in Propriety/regularity Moffat 1998 DSS Benefits Integrity Project Propriety/regularity 1999 DSS Benefits Integrity Project Propriety/regularity 1999 DSS Benefits Integrity Project Propriety/regularity 1999 ECGD Cashmere Exporters Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 1999 ECGD ECGD Cover Indonesia Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 2000 ECGD ECGD Cover-Romania Economy, efficiency and effectiveness 2000 MOD Use of public funds to provide Propriety/regularity financial assistance to meet cost of air flight to Croatia for member of public to attend trial of those accused of murder of his son, a British Serviceman _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The number of Directions in 1999 notified to the Treasury was four, and not five as indicated in my earlier answer. In addition, a Ministerial Direction was made and notified to the Treasury after the hon. Member asked his question and this has been added to the table.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

355 c74-6W; 133366

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Ministerial powers Accounting officers

Link

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