§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the occasions since 1979 when Ministers have issued written instructions to override his Department's accounting officer's objections.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 24 February 1994]: From records currently available formal directions have been issued since 1979 on the following occasions:
- April 1984
- (D Day 40th anniversary celebrations)
- February 1985
- (Type 22 frigate)
- December 1987
- (Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment)
- June 1991
- (Chieftain replacement)
- January 1992
- (HMS Endurance replacement)
- January 1992
- (RNSD Copenacre)
- March 1992
- (image intensifiers)