§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 15 May,Official Report, column 103, on what date he initiated the consultations with local authorities or their associations on the implications for authorities of the action plan for the Countryside Council for Wales. [24933]
§ Mr. RedwoodI consulted both the Assembly of Welsh Counties and the Council of Welsh Districts on 4 May 1995.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 15 May,Official Report, column 103, in which section of his Department the grade 7 officer was in charge of the financial management policy review of the Countryside Council for Wales immediately before being put in charge of the review. [24942]
§ Mr. RedwoodThe officer had a wide range of policy experience before undertaking the review. It is not my Department's practice to give detailed information about the postings of individual officers.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 15 May,Official Report, column 102, if the Financial Management Policy Review of the Countryside Council for Wales reached the stage of drawing conclusions before it was overtaken by the review referred to in his answer to the right hon. Member for Conwy (Sir W. Roberts) on 3 November 1994, Official Report, column 1329; and if he will give the cost to public funds separately for each of the two reviews. [24932]
§ Mr. RedwoodThe financial management policy review of the Countryside Council for Wales was not completed, although some of the initial conclusions reached were carried forward into the review. Work on the review was carried out by the appropriate divisions in my Department as part of their normal duties and it is not possible to attribute separate costs to the work beyond the information provided in the answer to the hon. Member on 15 May.