§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will specify the level of supplementary credit approvals to be allocated to the residuary body for Wales in the(a) present financial year and (b) 1995–96.
§ Mr. RedwoodA final decision on funding the residuary body for 1994–95 has not yet been taken. If the residuary body were to be set up in January 1995, I would envisage issuing a supplementary credit approval of about £70,000. We have no plans to make a supplementary credit approval available to the residuary body for 1995–96.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he expects to announce the name of(a) the chairman and (b) membership of the board of the residuary body for Wales; and what guidelines he has issued with respect to previous local government experience for such memberships.
§ Mr. RedwoodIf the residuary body were to be established in January 1995 I would expect to announce the chairman and members in December 1994. I have not issued any guidelines as yet, but as my right hon. Friend said in Standing Committee A on 17 May 1994 there would be a need for members with property expertise and experience of local government.