§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that his Department's response to the instructions in the report of 28 August 1998 by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration with regard to compensation for Mr. D. J. Kennard conforms to Government Accounting Standards 3/97 amendment 7, chapter 36.3. [57970]
§ Mr. RookerThe Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has already paid to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Kennard the compensation recommended by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (in his report of 28 August 1998) relating to delays in the administration of the 1993 sheep quota national reserve. The payment was consistent with Treasury Guidance on financial redress.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy for compensating people whom the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration concludes have suffered an injustice as a result of maladministration by his Department. [57973]
§ Mr. RookerWhere the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration concludes that an individual has suffered an injustice as a result of maladministration by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Ministry normally accepts and implements any recommendations for redress made by the Ombudsman, having regard to central financial guidance.