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Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Government Departments: Accountancy (21 Jul 2009)

Alan Williams: This is not a matter for the Public Accounts Commission. The hon. Member may wish to request this information from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which has assumed the responsibility for the scheme from the former Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Government Departments: Accountancy (21 Jul 2009)

Alan Williams: This is not a matter for the Public Accounts Commission. The hon. Member may wish to request this information from the Departments concerned.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Government Departments: Accountancy (24 Apr 2009)

Alan Williams: Paragraph 5.5 of the Ministerial Code refers to ministerial directions, which may arise in respect of Accounting Officers' concerns about propriety, regularity or value for money. The Comptroller and Auditor General has confirmed that there have been nine directions in relation to propriety and regularity notified to him since May 1997, as set out in the following table: Department ...

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Pay (25 Mar 2009)

Alan Williams: While discussing the Government's draft clauses on the NAO's corporate governance, the Commission considered two options for the C&AG's pay: linking to the range of salaries received by Permanent Secretaries and linking to the judicial pay scale. Since the salaries of Permanent Secretaries include a performance bonus, and the draft legislation specifies that the C&AG's salary should...

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Future Work Programme (5 Feb 2009)

Alan Williams: The Comptroller and Auditor General is responsible for the selection of topics for the National Audit Office's future work programme. He discusses the actual topics with the Public Accounts Committee. The Commission's role is to ensure that adequate resources are available for the NAO's programme. The Commission last discussed the National Audit Office's work with the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Public Sector: Pensions (27 Jan 2009)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office is currently developing terms of reference for its review of the causes of the incorrect pension payments. It plans to publish the findings of the review in the early summer.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Government Departments: Economic and Monetary Union (10 Nov 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office has not provided guidance to Government Departments on euro changeover preparations and planning since June 2003. Before that date the NAO had some engagement with a limited number of projects associated with euro changeover preparations.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Building Capacity in the Third Sector (9 Oct 2008)

Alan Williams: The Public Accounts Commission is responsible for oversight of the National Audit Office's funding and governance, but the Comptroller and Auditor General has complete discretion in the discharge of his work programme. The hon. Member may wish to write directly to the C and AG about the report referred to.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office (6 Oct 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office informs me that National Audit Office staff are not entitled to first class air travel, and the normal class of air travel is economy. Business class or premium economy air travel may be permitted in some circumstances, taking into account the duration and timing of travel. All staff must seek prior authorisation for their travel plans from a director or manager. NAO...

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office (6 Oct 2008)

Alan Williams: The NAO's budget for 2008-09, approved by the Public Accounts Commission on 4 March 2008, is a net amount of £107.7 million: £74.8 million for audit and assurance services, £24.2 million for the repair and refurbishment of the NAO's headquarters building, and the remaining £8.7 million for the provision of temporary office accommodation for London staff for the duration...

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Aviation (3 Jul 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office informs me that in 2007-08 National Audit Office staff made 165 return and 85 single air trips on official business within Great Britain, making a total of 415 individual domestic flights. 411 were economy flights, which are selected unless a more flexible option is required for business purposes, and the total cost of all domestic flights was £30,452.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Manpower (3 Jul 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office informs me that there are currently no employees within the National Audit Office who are classed as "staff without posts", and there are no staff in a "people action team".

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Morning Star (3 Jul 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office informs me that it does not subscribe to the Morning Star.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Security (3 Jul 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office informs me that over the period 28 June 2006 to 27 June 2008, 62 National Audit Office passes have been reported as lost or stolen. Pass holders are required to report losses to the police and passes are deactivated immediately on receipt of a police report.

Written Answers — Justice: Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (7 May 2008)

Alan Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions under the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 have been made since its introduction; and what the outcome of those prosecutions has been.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: National Audit Office: Aviation (2 Apr 2008)

Alan Williams: The National Audit Office has a green travel plan which encourages staff to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by considering their travel options and choosing environmentally friendly modes of transport when travelling to clients and to and from work. The Office also uses teleconferencing facilities which further reduce the need for travel. The office does not currently purchase carbon offsets...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting: Swansea (27 Mar 2008)

Alan Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to ensure that advice about the Digital Switchover Help Scheme is given at an early stage of the conversion from analogue to digital television transmission in Swansea.

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Broadcasting: Swansea (20 Mar 2008)

Alan Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to be able to give a date for the ending of analogue signals from the Kilvey transmitter in Swansea.

Written Answers — Public Accounts Commission: Comptroller and Auditor General (7 Feb 2008)

Alan Williams: The Commission established in July 2007 a system of six-monthly reports on hospitality given or received by the Comptroller and Auditor General, and the information is also to be placed on the NAO's website at six-monthly intervals, at the middle and end of the financial year. The information so far published covers the period to the end of September 2007. In addition, the chairman of the...