§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants in his Department applied in each year since 1986 through the business appointments system to take up an outside appointment(a) as an independent consultant, (b) with a firm of consultants and (c) in other employment; how many were referred to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments; and how many were granted.
§ Mr. HowardThe following table sets out the information requested.
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Number of applications 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 19941 Number of applicants 2 12 2 3 4 2 5 7 — Independent consultant Total — 3 1 1 — 1 1 4 — Reference to advisory committee — — — — — — — — — Approved unconditionally — 2 1 1 — 1 1 4 — Approved with conditions — 1 — — — — — — — Firm of consultants Total — 1 — 1 2 1 1 1 — Reference to advisory committee — — — — — — — — — Unconditional — 1 — 1 2 1 1 — — Conditional — — — — — — — 1 — Other employment Total 2 8 1 1 2 — 3 2 — Reference of advisory committee — — — — — — — — — Unconditional 2 5 1 — 2 — 2 2 — Conditional — 3 — 1 — — 1 — — 1 To 31 March.