§ Mr. Maxwell-HyslopTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which Minister will now carry out the duties allocated to the hon. Member for Eltham (Mr. Bottomley) in the last Cabinet Office document intituled, "A List of Ministerial Responsibilities."
§ Mr. Brooke[pursuant to his reply of 26 July 1990, Official Report, col 570]: After further consideration, there have been some minor adjustments to the allocation of responsibilities given in my answer of 26 July.
The main differences are that my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire, North (Mr. Needham) will now take responsibility for water and transport while my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Dr. Mawhinney) will take over responsibility for works service and the public record office. I will retain responsibility for decisions relating to certain planning applications.