Letter from the Clerk to the Northern
Ireland Office
Thank you for your letter of 23 June concerning progress
on implementation of the recommendation of the Committee's Third
Report of this Session concerning information about expenditure
by the Northern Ireland Departments.
I have noted the comments of the Department of Finance
and Personnel and will be passing them on the Committee. However,
I should also be grateful to receive, as I originally requested,
a statement of the progress made towards implementing the recommendation
in the period between the publication of the report and 30
May 2000, the date on which Northern Ireland Office Ministers
ceased to have responsibility for expenditure of the Northern
Ireland Departments. You will no doubt recall the comments of
the Secretary of State on 28 April that "we are considering
how best to ensure that the relevant information about expenditure
by the Departments is in the public domain."
26 June 2000
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