§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 3 May,Official Report, column 427, which firm of consultants was joined by a civil servant from his Department in 1990; and how many contracts they have undertaken for his Department.
§ Mr. GoodladIn 1990 a retired civil servant from my Department joined Market Access International as an independent consultant. Neither the diplomatic wing nor the Overseas Development Administration has awarded any contracts above £10,000 to this firm since 1990. No central records are kept for contracts below £10,000.