HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 c293W
Mr. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what conditions will be placed on early retirees to prevent their subsequent re-employment as civil servants or consultants by their previous departments.

Mr. Aitken

Early retirees may be re-engaged to carry out essential work which cannot otherwise be continued or completed. They may also be taken on as consultants to undertake work for which no expertise exists, or can be made available, from within the Department. There are no proposals to impose conditions to prevent such employment.