HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 c808W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the occasions since 1979 when Ministers have issued written instructions to override his Department's accounting officer's objections.

Mr. Forth

[holding answer 24 February 1994]: The Secretary of State has not since 1979 issued any formal instructions to override the advice of his accounting officer.