HC Deb 15 January 1996 vol 269 cc423-4W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consider instructing the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency to hold records centrally on the annual amount it spends on overseas travel; and if he will make a statement. [8433]

Mr. Arbuthnot

No. The delegation of authority for expenditure on overseas travel to managers within the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency's business sectors conforms fully with my Department's financial management procedures and I see no reason to interfere with the chief executive's arrangements for managing the agency.