§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government concur with the recommendation of the Treasury and Civil Service Committee that there should be a five-year delay from the moment of retirement for former civil servants taking up appointments in private industry.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government are currently considering their response to the 27 recommendations made in the eighth report from the Treasury and Civil Service Committee on "Acceptance of Outside Appointments by Crown Servants". This will be published as soon as possible.