§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in which EU meetings in Brussels the Paymaster General(a) has represented and (b) plans to represent the UK. [22278]
§ Mr. Gordon Brown[holding answer 12 January 1998]: Treasury European issues are not the responsibility of the Paymaster General. He has never represented the UK at any EU meeting in Brussels and he has no plans to do so.
§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when the Permanent Secretary received the documentation in support of the assurances made to him by the Paymaster General in respect of the Orion Trust; and what assessment he has made of that documentation; [22814]
(2) if he will publish the questions upon which the Paymaster General sought advice from Sir Terrence Burns about his personal financial affairs. [22345]
§ Mr. Gordon Brown[holding answer 12 January 1998]: On his appointment as a Minister, the Paymaster General sought advice about his personal financial affairs from his solicitors, Titmuss Sainer Dechert, and the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. In line with the Ministerial Code, his beneficial interests have been placed in a blind trust.