§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 4 February,Official Report, column 995, if he will specify the costs relating to the preparation and promulgation of the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992.
§ Mr. SproatMy Department paid £8,000 to the Treasury Solicitors' Department for the preparation of the Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992. No separate charge was made by parliamentary counsel for the drafting work. In addition, there were other minor administrative and staffing costs associated with the preparation and promulgation which cannot be quantified separately.