§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the terms on which(a) Francis Maude and (b) Ray Reardon are employed as advisers to his Department.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonFrancis Maude has agreed to chair, in a voluntary capacity, the new deregulation task force.
Ray Reardon has been asked to consider how various corporate restructuring techniques could be applied to parts of the Department. He has also agreed to do this in a voluntary capacity.
They are not being paid to undertake these tasks although the Department has agreed to reimburse them their necessary travel expenses.