Northern Ireland Tourist Board (Hansard, 25 July 1990)

§ Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the balance sheet for the New York office of the Northern Ireland tourist board for the last three years.

§ Mr. Needham
No separate balance sheet is drawn up for the New York office of the Northern Ireland tourist board. Expenditure by the board on its north American activities is shown in the statement of account published as part of the board's annual reports, copies of which are placed in the Library.

§ Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the alleged embezzlement of public money in the operation of the Northern Ireland tourist board in the United States of America.

§ Mr. Needham
In March 1990 a member of staff of the Northern Ireland tourist board employed in the New York office was dismissed on grounds of misconduct arising from the misuse of public funds. The amount in question was fully recovered.

§ Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been dismissed from the New York office of the Northern Ireland tourist board in each of the last two years; and if he will give the reasons in each case.

§ Mr. Needham
Two members of the staff of the Northern Ireland tourist board employed in the New York office have been dismissed within the past two years. One was on grounds of inefficiency and the other was on grounds of gross misconduct involving misuse of public funds.