§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many "Dear Accounting Officer" letters his Department has written to his non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1984.
§ Sir Paul Beresford"Dear Accounting Officer" letters are issued by the Treasury. Since 1984, they have issued 174. Where appropriate my Department has drawn these to the attention of the non-departmental public bodies which it sponsors.