§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, for each of the last four years, all departmental inquiries and reviews instigated by ministers which have been chaired by470W individuals outside his Department; and in each case if he will give the date of establishment and the name of the chairman. [46832]
§ Mr. FatchettI list in the table those inquiries and reviews set up by Ministers in the last four years and chaired by someone from outside Government. The list excludes advisory committees established to provide on-going advice (such as those advisory Non-Departmental Public Bodies listed in "Public Bodies 1997") and inquiries set up routinely in pursuance of responsibilities under statutory requirement.
Inquiry/review Established Chairman Review of Overseas Allowances 26 January 1996 Sir Derek Hornby Sierra Leone arms investigation 18 May 1998 Sir Thomas Legg