§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, the number and ranks of his Department's civil servants who have accepted hospitality and entertainment offered by BAT Ltd., Watney Mann and Truman or any other stated business organisation to attend the Wimbledon tennis tournament or other stated forms of entertainment; and whether, in each case, the person accepting carried out the rules governing the acceptance of hospitality by civil servants, as laid down in paragraphs 9882–9893 of the Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code.
§ Sir George YoungCivil Servants in the Department are required under the rules to seek guidance if they have any doubt about the propriety of accepting a gift or hospitality and there is no central record of any officer either seeking guidance or accepting hospitality in the circumstances described in the question.