HC Deb 25 June 2003 vol 407 c815W
Mr. Prisk

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what investigation was made by his Department into the recent resignations of(a) the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands and (b) the Head of the Financial Reporting Unit in the Cayman Islands. [120272]

Mr. Rammell

This department has made no formal investigation as such into either the early departure from office of the former Attorney General of the Cayman Islands or the resignation of the former director of the Financial Reporting Unit. But, as the then FCO Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories, my noble Friend the Baroness Amos was fully informed of the events and considerations leading to these departures and visited the Cayman Islands on 16–17 February 2003 to discuss the issues involved with the Governor and elected representatives.

Mr. Prisk

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial settlement the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands received upon resignation. [120273]

Mr. Rammell

The financial settlement agreed on the Attorney General's departure from office is a matter for him and his former employers, the Cayman Islands Government.