§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to require Leisure plc to conform to the requirements of the Audit Commission Publication of Information (Standards of Performance) direction 1994.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe requirements of the Publication of Information (Standards of Performance) direction, issued by the Audit Commission, apply to the local authority irrespective of whether the services are provided by the council or are contracted out to the private sector. We have no plans to review these arrangements.