§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Education in Northern Ireland has made the following Ministerial Statement:
The Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service acts as accounting officer for the resources allocated to the Prison Service in accordance with the financial arrangements set out in the framework document.
To reflect current business needs, I have approved the following increases to this delegated authority.
Amount and Conditions 1. Capital New works £3 million + VAT for any one project (previously £2 million + VAT) Purchase of land £1 million for any one project (previously £150,000) 2. Losses Write off losses coming under Section 36 of "Government Accounting" £50.000 (previously £10,000)