Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office eyes" are held by the Department; and how many are marked "Not for Public Accounts Committee eyes."
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many files marked "Not for National Audit Office eyes" are held by his Department.
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 3–6 December 1993]The responsibility of the National Audit Office does not extend to the six Northern Ireland Departments which have their own similarly appointed body—the Northern Ireland Audit office. There are eight files marked "Not for Northern Ireland Audit Office eyes".
The marking "Not for NIAO eyes" is used in accordance with an agreement between the Department of Finance and Personnel and the Northern Ireland Audit Office under which documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the NIAO and PAC are not automatically available to the NIAO while they are current.
There is no marking, "Not for PAC eyes".