Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many files marked "Not for NAO eyes" his Department holds in relating to the Pergau hydro-electric project in Malaysia.
§ Mr. NeedhamMy Department holds two files marked "Not for NAO eyes" relating to the National Audit Office inquiry into the Pergau hydro-electric project.
As explained in the answer I gave to the right hon. Gentleman on 6 December 1993, Official Report, column 38, the marking "Not for National Audit Office eyes" is used only in accordance with an agreement between the Treasury and the National Audit Office, under which current documents relating to the handling of relations between Departments and the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee are not automatically available to the National Audit Office.