§ Mr. SumbergTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further progress has been made to enable Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to operate fully on next steps lines.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 13 February 271W the publication of a framework document for Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, and of the first three in the series of executive unit framework documents which describe the responsibilities, freedoms and accountabilities in individual units within the Department—Official Report, columns 480–81. Customs and Excise have now published framework documents for each of the remaining executive units, comprising:
- Accountant and Comptroller General's Office
- Belfast Collection
- Birmingham Collection
- Dover Collection
- East Anglia Collection
- Edinburgh Collection
- Enforcement Divison
- Glasgow Collection
- Information Technology Divisions
- Internal Audit Unit
- Investigation Division
- Leeds Collection
- Liverpool Collection
- London Airports Collection
- London Central Collection
- London North and West Collection
- London Port Collection
- London South Collection
- Northampton Collection
- Northern England Collection
- Reading Collection
- Solicitor's Office
- Southampton Collection
Gas Electricity Liquid fuel '000 therms £'000 '000 kWh £'000 '000 litres £'000 Consumption—1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991 Government Offices, Great George Street, London SW1 (311,500 sq ft) 204.0 42.9 3,375 193.0 42.4 8.7 Chessington Computer Centre, Surrey (86,600 sq ft) — — 935 42.6 248.0 27.0 Riverwalk House, London SW1 (72,200 sq ft) 68.1 18.1 1,328 81.5 — — Consumption-1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989 Government Offices, Great George Street, London SW1 (331,500 sq ft) 169.0 41.6 3,341 189.6 42.0 4.4 Chessington Computer Centre, Surrey (86,600 sq ft) 1.0 0.3 935 42.8 97.0 11.3 Riverwalk House, London SW1 (72,200 sq ft) 57.0 14.8 1,449 79.0 — — Note: All figures rounded.
Figures for years before 1989 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.