§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names of those in the private office of each Minister in his Department together with their qualifications, their place of higher education and last two places of employment, where appropriate.
§ Mr. YoungerThe names of those filling private secretary and similar posts in the private offices of Defence Ministers are given in Vachers Parliamentary Companion and are as follows—the names of clerical and secretarial staff are not included:
Secretary of State for Defence
- Private secretary
- Mr. J. F. Howe
- Assistant private secretaries
- Mr. I. C. F. Andrews
- Mr. W. C. Clark
- Mr. D. C. J. Ball
- Mrs. D. Faulkner
- Parliamentary clerk
- Mr. N. Patel
- Special adviser
- Mr. A. J. Dunlop
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Private secretary
- Mr. C. A. Gordon
- Assistant private secretary
- Mr. P. Turner
- Fit. Lt. B. J. Tomsett WRAF
- Military assistant
- Lt. Col. F. R. Dannatt
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
- Private secretary
- Mr. C. E. V. Hain-Cole
- Assistant private secretary
- Dr. B. Collins
- 2/0 C. Dedow WRNS
Under Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
- Private secretary
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- Dr. A. Cowpe
- Military assistant
- Sqn. Ldr. E. M. Stuart WRAF
- Assistant private secretaries
- Miss C. A. Plumridge
- Mr. D. R. Miller
Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
- Private secretary
- Mr. H. D. Kernohan
- Assistant private secretary
- Miss D. Brothers
With the exception of the special adviser to the Secretary of State who came from employment outside the public sector, all the others named were previously employed in the Ministry of Defence or with the armed forces. There are no particular educational or other qualifications appropriate to their present positions.