HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 cc389-90W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions since 1979 a Foreign Secretary has issued a direction to an accounting officer; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Goodlad

Since 1979, there has been a ministerial direction to ODA' s accounting officer on one occasion, in 1991 in respect of the Pergau hydro-electric project in Malaysia. No ministerial directions to the FCO's accounting officer have been issued since 1979.