§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Prime Minister if he will set out the Departments to which the Paymaster-General has been attached since 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Departments to which the Paymaster-General has been attached are listed.
848WDate and Department to which responsible
April 1976 to May 1979
Department of Education and Science
May 1979 to January 1981
None
January 1981 to September 1981
None
September 1981 to June 1983
None
June 1983 to September 1984
Not applicable: post vacant
September 1984 to September 1985
None
September 1985 to June 1987
Department of Employment
June 1987 to July 1989
Her Majesty's Treasury1 2
July 1989 to July 1990
Her Majesty's Treasury1
July 1990 to November 1990
Her Majesty's Treasury1
November 1990 to April 1992
Northern Ireland Office
April 1992 to date
Her Majesty's Treasury1
Note: Except where noted, responsibility for Customs and Excise held by other Treasury Ministers.
1 Included responsibility for Customs and Excise.
2 Responsibility for Customs and Excise passed to the Economic Secretary in 1988.