§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, the number and ranks of his Department's civil servants who have accepted hospitality and entertainment offered by BAT Ltd., 173W Watney Mann and Truman or any other stated business organisation to attend the Wimbledon championships or tennis tournaments or other stated forms of entertainment; and whether in each case the person accepting carried out the rules governing the acceptance of hospitality by civil servants, as laid down in paragraphs 9882–9893 of the Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code.
§ Mr. David HowellMy Department does not maintain detailed records of this kind, but all such offers of hospitality are required to be considered in accordance with the existing rules.