§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many civil servants in his Department and the Department of Energy applied in each year since 1986 through the business appointments system to take up an outside appointment(a) as an independent consultant, (b) in a firm of consultants and (c) in other employment; how many were referred to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments; and how many were granted.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 3 May 1994]: The table sets out the information requested. Under the business appointment rules Departments may not withhold approval but they may impose conditions on applicants. They may, for example, impose waiting periods of up to two years before outside employment is taken up.
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Year Total Applications Independent Consultants Firm of Consultants Others Referred to Advisory Committee 1994 (Q1) 34 4 11 19 0 Department of Energy 1986 1 0 0 1 0 1987 0 0 0 0 0 1988 1 0 0 1 0 1989 2 0 0 2 0 1990 0 0 0 0 0 1991 0 0 0 0 0 1992 1 0 0 1 0