§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements are made to ensure that special advisers to Ministers in her Department do not have access to the kind of information, and are not involved in the type of business, that would be likely to create suspicion of impropriety in relation to subsequent employment.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardCare is taken to ensure that the special adviser does not have access to the kind of information likely to create suspicion of impropriety. She is not involved in evaluating tenders or letting contracts.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the names and job descriptions of each special ministerial adviser employed in her Department showing any particular outputs for which each adviser is responsible.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardMy special adviser is Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell. She advises me on all policy issues.