§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions written directions have been sought by permanent secretaries and other accounting officers in the past five years; in what circumstances; and on what dates. [19212]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 4 December 1997]: In the last five years no written directions have been sought by permanent secretaries or other accounting officers from the six Northern Ireland departments or the NIO.