Departments: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what accounts directions were issued by her Department in financial year (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. (156673)

Under the Government Resource and Accounts Act 2000 HM Treasury issue 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 the Department has issued accounts directions for the form and content of resource and other accounts to the following sponsored bodies:

(a) 2005-06

Audit Commission;

Commission for the New Towns;

Housing Corporation;

Standards Board for England;

Stonebridge Housing Action Trust;

Thames Gateway Development Corporation;

Thurrock Development Corporation;

Urban Regeneration Agency;

Valuation Tribunal Service;

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation.

(b)2006-07

Audit Commission;

Commission for Equality and Human Rights;

Commission for the New Towns;

Commission for Racial Equality;

Equal Opportunities Commission;

Firebuy Ltd;