§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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) in 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. AitkenBusiness appointment records are not maintained in a format which enables applications to join firms of consultants to be identified separately. Such applications are included under "Other Employment".
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Number of applications Independent consultants Other Employment Referred to ACBA Approved by ACBA 1986 357 32 325 1 1 1987 228 6 222 8 8 1988 256 10 246 1 1 1989 320 5 315 2 2 1990 181 45 136 7 7 1991 134 36 98 7 7 1992 219 113 106 2 2 1993 160 109 51 3 3 Note: Only applications from officers at Grades 1 and 2 are referred to the Advisory Panel on Business Appointments, charied by Lord Carlisle.