North/South Implementation Bodies: Final Accounts

House of Lords written question – answered at on 8 September 2003.

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asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether all the Cross-Border Implementation Bodies have supplied final accounts for 2000, 2001 and 2002 to the North/South Ministerial Council; and, if not, which bodies have not yet supplied such accounts and why.

Photo of Lord Williams of Mostyn Lord Williams of Mostyn President of the Council, Privy Council Office, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords (Privy Council Office)

The position regarding final accounts is shown in the attached table.

Trade & Business Development Body Food Safety Promotion Board Foyle Carlingford & Irish Lights Commission Waterways Ireland Special EU Programmes Body North/South Language Body
2000 Supplied to NSMC Supplied to NSMC Audit ongoing Supplied to NSMC Supplied to NSMC Consolidated Accounts Audit Ongoing
2001 Supplied to NSMC To be supplied under the exchange of notes* Audit ongoing Audit ongoing Supplied under the exchange of notes* Consolidated Accounts awaited
2002 To be supplied under the exchange of notes* Audit ongoing Audit ongoing Audit ongoing To be supplied under the exchange of notes* Consolidated Accounts awaited

* This refers to the mechanism agreed in the exchange of notes between the British and Irish Governments of 19 November 2002.

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