§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which departments have appointed staff on a full-time or part-time basis to deal with the reports of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (Nolan Committee) and the Inquiry into Exports of Defence Equipment and Dual-use Goods to Iraq (Scott Inquiry), and the number and grade of these officials.
Viscount CranborneDepartments have absorbed work on the Nolan Committee within existing staff resources.
The following table refers to full-time officials working on Scott Inquiry-related matters within government departments.
Department Grade Number Department of Trade and Industry Grade 7 1 Executive Officer 1 Ministry of Defence Grade 7 1 Administrative Officer 1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service Grade 6 1 Diplomatic Service Grade 7 1 Diplomatic Service Grade 10 1 Cabinet Office Grade 7 2 Higher Executive Officer 1 Administrative Officer 1 Personal Secretary 1 HM Customs and Excise Higher Executive Officer 1 Administrative Officer 1 Other officials within these departments also work on Scott Inquiry matters on a part-time basis.
Other departments and agencies do not have dedicated units and liaison on Scott Inquiry matters is 90WA undertaken by officials of appropriate grade as part of their normal duties.