§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the number and purpose of official journeys outside Northern Ireland undertaken by the(a) Secretary and (b) Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland in (a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997; [31633]
- (2) if she will list the amounts of personal expenditure claimed by and reimbursed to the (a) Secretary and (b) Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95, (iii) 1995–96, (iv) 1996–97 and (v) 1997; [31636]
- (3) what arrangements are in place to authorise or reimburse personal expenditure by the (a) Secretary and (b) Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland; [31635]
- (4) what was the cost of official journeys outside Northern Ireland by the (a) Secretary and (b) Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland in terms of (i) travel, (ii) subsistence and (iii) entertainment paid from official funds or for which reimbursement was claimed in (1) 1995, (2) 1996 and (3) 1997. [31634]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 27 February 1998]: The Secretary and Chief Executive of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland is, and has always been, a post for a single individual and I therefore refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave on 18 December 1997, Official Report, column 290 and on 2 February 1998, Official Report, columns 474–75.