§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for national heritage what responsibility he has for ensuring that the national heritage memorial fund operates in such a way as to secure economy and value for money in relation to its acquisitions policy. [29654]
§ Mr. DorrellThe primary responsibility for securing economy and value for money in the operations of the national heritage memorial fund lies with the trustees and the accounting officer of the fund. These responsibilities are established by way of a financial memorandum agreed between my Department and the fund and the directions I have issued to them in accordance with section 26(3) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 for securing the proper management and control of the money paid to them.
§ Mr. PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the membership and terms of appointment of the national heritage memorial fund. [29656]
§ Mr. DorrellThere are currently 14 trustees of the National Heritage memorial fund, each appointed for a term of three years from the dates indicated.
Trustee Appointment date Lord Rothschild (Chairman) 11 April 1995 Lord Crathorne 16 August 1992 Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden 118 September 1993 Professor Palmer Newbould 123 April 1994 Sir Martin Jacomb 129 July 1994 John Keegan Esq. 1 August 1994 Sir Martin Holdgate CB 25 April 1995 W. Lindsay Evans Esq. 123 April 1995 Cmdr Michael Saunders Watson DL 13 February 1993 Mrs. Catherine Porteous 16 February 1994 Sir Richard Carew Pole Bt DL 118 June 1994 Mrs. Caryl Hubbard CBE 1 August 1994 Sir Nicholas Goodison 116 August 1994 Mrs. Diane Nutting 120 November 1994 1 Re-appointment.
§ Mr. PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make it his policy to require the national heritage memorial fund to take a second opinion on the valuation of acquisitions and for that valuation to be made available for public inspection. [29655]
§ Mr. DorrellThe policy on the number of, and publicity relating to, valuations secured by the national heritage memorial fund is a matter for the trustees of the fund.