HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 cc384-5W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many special advisers who left his Department in each of the last five years became(a) management consultants and (b) joined a firm of consultants;

(2) how many special advisers have (a) joined and (b) left his Department in each of the last five years;

(3) if he will publish the names of the employers joined by special advisers who left his Department in each of the last five years.

Mr. Hanley

The figures for the special advisers in my Department are given in the table.

(a) Joined the Department (b) Left the Department
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1 1
1993 1 1
1994

Special advisers are not obliged to advise the Department of their subsequent employer upon leaving.