§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 13 October (WA 89), which indicated that job applications for Waterways Ireland were not submitted to the appropriate departments, why all the Ulster-Scot Agency job applications required clearance from the departments. [HL4590]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)Departments do not clear job applications for either Waterways Ireland or the Ulster-Scots Agency. Indeed, such involvement in the recruitment process would be unethical.
However, grading and salary levels of posts in both agencies are approved both by sponsoring departments and the North/South Ministerial Council.