§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what her Department's policy is regarding the use of executive search consultants in making appointments to public bodies; and if she will(a) list the appointments where such consultants have been used and (b) list the cost in each case since April 1992;
(2) which of the appointments made to public bodies by her Department since April 1992 have been advertised.
§ Mr. JackExecutive search consultants are occasionally used to find candidates for full-time executive appointments or other major appointments. Since April 1992, no consultants have been used for this purpose, and none of the public body posts, for which this Department has responsibility, has been advertised.