§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health who authorised the ex-gratia payment to Rosemary Storrs, the former information director of Wessex regional health authority in October 1992.
§ Mr. SackvilleAlthough the payment was approved by the Wessex regional health authority, appropriate authorisation was not sought from my Department, and the payment was therefore ultra vires.
827WSuch payments are in principle recoverable and the authority must consider, in the light of legal advice, whether recovery action is feasible or cost effective.