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Government Departments: Ministerial Code

Volume 718: debated on Thursday 8 April 2010

Question

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 8 March (WA 12), which departments and ministers were involved in the 16 written instructions provided by ministers to accounting officers since 2005; and what were the matters requiring such instructions. [HL3225]

The information sought is set out below.

Date

Dept

Minister

Direction

Category

2005

DTI (now BIS)

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP

Launch Investment

VFM

2006

MoD

Rt Hon John Reid MP

The Armed Forces Memorial

Propriety

2008

BERR (now Bas)

Rt Hon John Hutton M P

Launch Investment

VFM

2008

MoD

Rt Hon Des Browne MP

Remploy Procurement

VFM

2008

HMT

Rt Hon Alastair Darling MP

Landsbanki

VFM

2009

BERR (now BIS)

Lord Mandelson

Icelandic Water Trawlermen Scheme

VFM

2009

BERR (now BIS)

Lord Mandelson

Advantage West Midlands Loan

VFM

2009

MoD

Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

Repatriation Flights for UK Hostages in Iraq

Propriety

2009

MoD

Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

Repatriation Flights for UK Hostages in Iraq

Propriety

2009

DEFRA

Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

Dairy Farmers of Britain

VFM

2009

BERR (now BIS)

Lord Mandelson

Leeds Arena Project

VFM

2009

BERR (now BIS)

Lord Mandelson

Car Scrappage Scheme

VFM

2009

BERR (now BIS)

Lord Mandelson

Car Scrappage Scheme

VFM

2009

HMT

Rt Hon Alastair Darling MP

Asset Protection Scheme

Propriety

2010

DCLG

Rt Hon John Denham MP

Proposals for new unitary local Government structures for Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk

VFM

2010

MoJ

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Pleural Plaques

Regularity and VFM