§ 10. Mr. Challenasked the Minister of Education how many officers of her Department are authorised to sign Statutory Rules and Orders on her behalf; and what are the respective Departmental ranks of these persons.
§ Miss WilkinsonIt is the practice in my Department for Statutory Rules and Orders to be signed by the Minister or by the Permanent Secretary,. or, in the case of Wales, the Welsh Secretary, or, in the Permanent Secretary's absence, by one of the two deputy secretaries.