§ Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Power, (1) if he will publish a list of the administrative, executive and technical officers of his Department with 111W salaries of more than £2,000 per annum who on resigning or retiring over the past ten years have taken up posts with industrial firms, signifying which of these have done so within two years of leaving the Civil Service, in cases requiring the approval of his Department;
(2) if he will publish a list of the administrative, executive and technical officers of his Department with salaries of more than £2,000 per annum who on resigning or retiring over the past ten years have taken up posts with industrial firms, stating the firms which they joined within two years of leaving the Civil Service, in cases requiring the approval of his Department.
§ Mr. WoodIn the last ten years approval has been given for officers in my Department in the following grades to accept appointments with industrial firms after retirement:
Year Rank of Officer 1953 Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines. 1954 Chief Scientist. Under Secretary. 1955 Deputy Secretary. 1959 Chief Scientist. The firms concerned in these apointments were as follows:
- Dowty Mining Equipment Company Limited.
- Harris Lebus Limited.
- The Metal Box Company Limited.
- National Carbonising Company Limited.
- The Shell Group.