§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Transport what accounting developments are being made in his Department in order to give line managers better information about the cost and conditions of the capital assets they are helping to manage.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Department is developing management accounting systems for its major executive activities. Improvements have also been made to the technical and management procedures for assessing the current condition and cost of maintaining the capital assets, notably the national road system and its bridges.