To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the primary role of Ordnance Survey’s Shareholder Executive is. (203429)

[holding answer 6 May 2008]: The Shareholder Executive is responsible for advising Ministers from the Department for Communities and Local Government directly on the management of their shareholding and financial interests in Ordnance Survey, and managing the relationship with Ordnance Survey on all shareholder and financial issues.