§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many non-departmental public bodies had fully expensed executive car-leasing schemes in the year 1991–92; how many have revised them since; if he will issue updated guidelines on such schemes to all such bodies in Wales; if he will list which bodies had schemes which involve(a) free petrol and oil to executives benefiting, (b) no contribution to the leasing costs and (c) contributions of less than two sevenths of the total lease costs to the executives in the scheme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David Hunt[pursuant to his answer, 15 December 1992, c. 116]: I regret that the answer contained an error, the correct answer is as follows: One non-departmental public body, the Welsh Development Agency, had an executive car leasing scheme which in 1991–92 did not require repayments for personal mileage. Repayments for petrol and oil commenced from 1 April 1992. The Development Board for Rural Wales had a scheme which required no contribution to leasing costs for some executives, including the chief executive, and less than two sevenths from others. Details are given in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the DBRW's 1991–92 accounts, and this matter is being pursued by the Welsh Office. Guidance produced by the Treasury's central unit on purchasing on car contract hire or lease schemes was passed to Welsh non-departmental public bodies earlier this year.