§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the guidelines issued by his Department to regulate relationships with lobbying companies.
§ Mr. Robert B. Jones"Questions of Procedure for Ministers" states the general principles of conduct applying to Ministers.
Conditions of service for the staff of my Department incorporate the general principles of conduct that require civil servants not to misuse information which they acquire in the course of their official duties; to be impartial in carrying out their official duties; not to make use of their official position to further their private interests or those of others, and not to accept favours or benefits of any kind from a third party which might be seen to compromise their personal judgment or integrity. These principles and guidance are set out in the Department's "Staff Handbook" and are in accord with the requirements of the civil service management code.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list and date those occasions over the last two years when Ministers or officials in his Department have met lobbying companies prior to a decision being made on the subject of the meeting with the lobbying company.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThis information is not held centrally in my Department and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.