Departments: Public Expenditure

Mr. Letwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what accounts directions were issued by his Department in financial years (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. (156622)

Under the Government Resource and Accounts Act 2000 HM Treasury issues accounts directions to Departments, pension schemes and agencies and under the Government Trading Fund Act 1973 to trading funds.

For the years 2005-06 and 2006-07 Department has issued accounts directions for the form and content of resource and other accounts to the following sponsored bodies;

2005-06

British Potato Council

British Waterways Board

Consumer Council For Water

Covent Garden Market Authority

English Nature

Environment Agency

Food From Britain

Gangmasters Licensing Authority

Home Grown Cereals Authority

Horticultural Development Council

Meat and Livestock Commission

Milk Development Council

Royal Botanical Gardens Kew

2006-07