§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements are made to ensure that special advisers to Ministers in his Department do not have access to the kind of information, and are not involved in the type of business, that would be likely to create suspicion of impropriety in relation to subsequent employment.
§ Mr. GoodladCare is taken to ensure that special advisers do not have access to the kind of information likely to create suspicion of impropriety. They are not involved in evaluating tenders or letting contracts.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the names and job descriptions of each special ministerial adviser employed in his Department showing any particular outputs for which each adviser is responsible.
§ Mr. GoodladThe special advisers to this Department are Michael Maclay and Maurice Fraser.
Their duties vary.