§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the officials in his Department who have declared a current interest; what requirements are placed on officials to declare relevant interests; in what form records of such declarations are kept; and if he will establish a central register of officials' interests. [16885]
§ The Attorney-GeneralComprehensive records are not held centrally for civil servants in the departments and agency for which I am responsible. Civil servants faced with a conflict of interest must declare their interest to senior management in accordance with the staff handbook of each department and agency. Staff who disclose relevant interests do so on the understanding that the declaration, like other employment matters, is confidential between them and their employer. There are no plans to establish a central register of officials' interests.