§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Prime Minister whose responsibility it is to ensure that departmental Ministers observe Government conventions on the use of paid publicity and advertising; what process of scrutiny is currently in operation; and by what process departmental Ministers are held to account for the actions of their Departments in this regard.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 16 January 1991]: It is the responsibility of individual Ministers to ensure that the conventions on Government publicity and advertising are observed by their Department. Ministers are accountable to Parliament for the actions of their Departments.