§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Under what circumstances the interim chief executive of the Ulster-Scots Agency, appointed in 1999, was retired; and whether there were any outstanding matters concerning his handling of the accounts and the staff of the agency. [HL702]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe interim chief executive decided to take early retirement. There were no major outstanding matters in regard to the accounts of the agency. There was one outstanding staffing matter.