§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff within his Department in the category "politically restricted," as defined by the Civil Service pay and conditions code, have permission to engage in local political activity.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 27 February 1989]: Nine.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff within his Department in each of the categories(a) politically restricted, (b) intermediate and (c) politically free, as defined by the Civil Service pay and conditions of service code, are local authority councillors.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 27 February 1989]: The following numbers of staff are recorded as being local authority members:
Numbers Politically restricted 6 Intermediate 13 The Department does not keep a record of the number of staff in the politically free group who are councillors.