§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is regarding the use of executive search consultants in making appointments to public bodies; and if he will(a) list the appointments where such consultants have been used and (b) list the cost in each case since April 1992.
§ Mr. HanleyIn respect of MOD non-departmental public bodies, executive search consultants will be used when appropriate. At present, there are no appointments that have been made where such consultants have been used.
§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which of the appointments made to public bodies by his Department since April 1992 have been advertised.
§ Mr. HanleyThere have been four appointments made to MOD NDPBs since April 1992: two trustees to the RAF museum and a chairman and one member to the Review Board for Government Contracts.
None of the above posts was advertised.