Below is the text of the written answers relating to Prime Minister’s Question Time from 15th October 1991.
PRIME MINISTER:
Lord Lieutenants
Mr. Allen : To ask the Prime Minister when the functions of lord lieutenants were last reviewed; and what current action resulted from that review.
Mr. MacGregor : I have been asked to reply.
The principal functions of lord lieutenants, who hold an ancient office, is to act as the sovereign’s personal representative in the county concerned. Their duties include support of the armed forces, the magistracy and voluntary organisations, as well as certain civic and social functions. I understand that the lord lieutenants themselves keep their responsibilities and practices under constant review, referring to the Royal Households for advice as necessary.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has to review the selection and method of appointment of lord lieutenants of counties and their deputies.
Mr. MacGregor : I have been asked to reply.
None.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Prime Minister how many lord lieutenants and deputies there are and when each was appointed.
Mr. MacGregor : I have been asked to reply.
The following are currently in office :
County | Lord Lieutenant Appointed | Vice Lord Lieutenant Appointed
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ENGLAND
Avon | 1974 | 1980
Bedfordshire | 1991 | –
Berkshire | 1989 | 1989
Buckinghamshire | 1984 | 1984
Cambridgeshire | 1985 | 1985
Cheshire | 1990 | 1990
Cleveland | 1981 | 1981
Cornwall | 1977 | 1979
Cumbria | 1983 | 1991
Derbyshire | 1978 | –
Devon | 1982 | 1991
Dorset | 1984 | 1984
Durham | 1988 | 1990
East Sussex | 1989 | –
Essex | 1978 | 1985
Gloucestershire | 1978 | –
Greater London | 1986 | 1987
Greater Manchester | 1987 | 1988
Hampshire | 1982 | 1988
Hereford and Worcester | 1977 | 1977
Hertfordshire | 1986 | –
Humberside | 1983 | 1983
Isle of Wight | 1985 | 1987
Kent | 1982 | 1984
Lancashire | 1976 | 1977
Leicestershire | 1989 | 1990
Lincolnshire | 1975 | 1991
Merseyside | 1989 | 1989
Norfolk | 1978 | 1980
Northamptonshire | 1984 | 1991
Northumberland | 1984 | 1987
North Yorkshire | 1987 | 1987
Nottinghamshire | 1991 | –
Oxfordshire | 1980 | 1989
Shrophire | 1975 | 1990
Somerset | 1978 | 1978
South Yorkshire | 1985 | 1990
Staffordshire | 1968 | 1984
Suffolk | 1978 | 1983
Surrey | 1986 | 1986
Tyne and Wear | 1984 | 1987
Warwickshire | 1990 | 1990
West Midlands | 1974 | 1990
West Sussex | 1975 | 1990
West Yorkshire | 1985 | 1985
Wiltshire | 1989 | 1989
WALES
Clwyd | 1985 | 1986
Dyfed | 1979 | 1989
Mid Glamorgan | 1990 | 1990
South Glamorgan | 1985 | 1990
West Glamorgan | 1987 | –
Gwynedd | 1990 | –
Gwent | 1979 | 1985
Powys | 1986 | 1986
NORTHERN IRELAND
Antrim | 1959 | 1982
Armagh | 1989 | 1989
County Borough of Belfast | 1991 | 1991
Down | 1990 | 1990
Fermanagh | 1986 | 1987
Londonderry | 1975 | 1985
County Borough of Londonderry | 1986 | –
Tyrone | 1986 | 1987
SCOTLAND
Highland Region
Caithness | 1973 | 1986
Sutherland | 1972 | –
Ross and Cromarty | 1988 | –
Inverness | 1985 | 1986
Nairn | 1969 | 1988
Grampian Region
Moray | 1964 | 1980
Banff | 1987 | –
Aberdeen County | 1987 | 1987
Kincardine | 1977 | 1978
Tayside Region
Angus | 1989 | –
Perth and Kinross | 1971 | 1984
Fife Region
Fife | 1987 | 1988
Lothian Region
West Lothian | 1985 | –
Midlothian | 1972 | –
East Lothian | 1986 | –
Central Region
Clackmannan | 1966 | 1974
Stirling | 1983 | 1984
Borders Region
Peebles | 1980 | 1981
Roxburgh | 1974 | 1975
Berwick | 1989 | 1989
Strathclyde Region
Argyll | 1990 | 1990
Dumbarton | 1990 | 1990
Lanark | 1963 | 1964
Renfrew | 1980 | 1990
Ayrshire and Arran | 1991 | 1991
Dumfries and Galloway Region
Wigtown | 1989 | 1990
Stewartry | 1989 | 1990
Dumfries | 1991 | 1988
Island Areas
Orkney | 1990 | –
Shetland | 1982 | 1983
Western Isles | 1983 | 1984
In Scotland the Lord-Provosts of Aberdeen city, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow hold office in addition as lord-lieutenants.
IPPR Report
Mr. Allen : To ask the Prime Minister if he will obtain a copy of the Institute for Public Policy Research report on a written constitution for his office’s library.
Mr. MacGregor : I have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is aware of the document and its contents.
Green Decision-making
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Prime Minister when the intra-departmental guide for civil servants on green decision-making was completed and distributed to each Government Department ; and what has been the cost to date of producing this guide.
Mr. MacGregor : I have been asked to reply.
The guide, “Policy Appraisal and the Environment” was published by HMSO on 23 September 1991. The Department of the Environment distributed copies to other Departments during the following week, and copies are available at HMSO bookshops. The guide cost approximately £76,000 to produce.
Civil Servants
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the names of those civil servants whom Her Majesty’s Government have authorised to volunteer statements to the media whose substance is the prerogative and responsibility of Ministers, together with their names, post and annual salary.
Mr. MacGregor [holding answer 14 October 1991] : I have been asked to reply.
No. Many senior civil servants give occasional interviews to the press.