Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2003. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Thursday, 26 June 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the treatment of RAF Logistic Support Services as a conventional management grouping for financial year 1999-2000; and why no accounts direction was given.

Answer: Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the reasons for the treatment of RAF Logistic Support Services as a conventional management grouping for financial year 1999-2000; and why no accounts direction was given. [121494] Mr. Boateng: The RAF Logistics Support Agency was under the control of the Chief of Defence Logistics from 1 April 1999 and was integrated with other Defence logistics organisations in 1999-2000 to form the Defence Logistics Organisation. It ceased to be a Defence agency on 31 March 2000. In the light of these changes, and with the agreement of the NAO, the Agency was treated as a conventional management grouping in 1999-2000. No accounts directions were or are given by HM Treasury to such management groupings which are, therefore, not required to produce separate accounts. However, the Agency was included in the Department's Resource Accounts for 1999-2000 which were subject to an accounts direction and were audited by the NAO.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 121494; 407 c934W;407 c935-6W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Accountancy Annual reports Departmental responsibilities RAF Logistics Support Services
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