§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the Controller of Audit requested the opinion of senior counsel concerning his Special Report 97/2 on East Lothian District Council; when that opinion was received at the Controller's office; and when information about that opinion was sent to the Chief Executive of the East Lothian Council. [20986]
§ Mr. MacDonald[holding answer 15 December 1997]: I understand from the Accounts Commission for Scotland that the Memorandum for the Opinion of Counsel was submitted on 24 September 1996 and the Counsel's Opinion was given on 10 December 1996. Information about the Opinion was given to the Chief Executive of the East Lothian Council on 16 April 1997.