§ Q26. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Prime Minister if he will give an assurance that he will inform the House before the Summer Recess of the advice he proposes to tender on the appointment of a successor to the office of Comptroller and Auditor General.
§ Q27. Mr. John Wellsasked the Prime Minister what advice he has tendered in regard to the appointment of a new Comptroller and Auditor General; and by what authority it is proposed to remunerate Sir Edmund Compton in respect of preparatory duties for the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner 315W in advance of statutory establishment of the post.
§ The Prime MinisterAs announced last Friday, Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Sir Bruce Fraser, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources, as Comptroller and Auditor General with effect from 1st September next.
As to the last part of the Question by the hon. Member for Maidstone, I would refer him to the Statement I made on 4th August and to the Answer I gave to a Supplementary Question by the right hon. and learned Member for Huntingdonshire (Sir D. Renton) about the authority for the salary of the Parliamentary Commissioner designate.