§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what safeguards exist to ensure staff on short-term contracts with the Marine Safety Agency do not have a conflict of interests with their other employment. [12195]
§ Mr. NorrisI have asked the chief executive of the Marine Safety Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from R.M. Bradley to Mr. Graham Allen, dated 31 January 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to respond to your Question about staff on short term contracts.The people employed by the Marine Safety Agency on casual or short fixed term contracts do not have other employment so there is no conflict of interests.