Mr. Alan WilliamsTo as the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he announced the re-appointment of Mr. Glyn Davies as chairman of the Development Board for Rural Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntOn 10 March 1992.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he was informed that the Comptroller and Auditor General had qualified the accounts of the Development Board for Rural Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntOn 12 December, although my Department became aware that the Comptroller and Auditor General was considering qualifying the board's 1991 accounts on 21 August 1991.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date the National Audit Office report on the retirement settlement to the former chief executive of the Development Board for Rural Wales was available to his Department.
§ Mr. David HuntMy Department was sent a copy of the final National Audit Office report in a letter dated 12 December 1991. Although it was first notified of the proposed contents of the National Audit Office report in correspondence dated 1 October 1991.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what account he took of the fact that the Public Accounts Committee report was pending on the qualified accounts of the Development Board for Rural Wales when he re-appointed for three years the chairman of the Development Board for Rural Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntI announced the re-appointment of Mr. Glyn Davies as chairman of the Development Board for Rural Wales for a further term of three years on 10 March 1992, after taking full account of proceedings in the Public Accounts Committee hearing on 15 January 1992. His previous term of appointment was due to end on 31 March 1992, and the Public Accounts Committee report on the qualified accounts of the Development Board for Rural Wales was not published until 24 September 1992. I also took account of the excellent performance of the Development Board for Rural Wales during Mr. Glyn Davies' chairmanship, examples of which are to be found in Cm 1516.