§ Mr. ByersTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many civil servants since January 1988 have left the Export Credits Guarantee Department to join companies that have business contacts with the Department; and what was(a) the date on which each civil servant left the Department and (b) the company they went to work for. [19520]
§ Mr. NeedhamSince January 1988, 11 civil servants have left the ECGD to join companies who have business contacts with the Department. In all cases they obtained the required prior approval under the civil service rules governing the acceptance of outside business appointments. The details are as follows:
Date left Company 29 January 1988 Lazard Bros 05 August 1988 Bowring T. L. Dallas Ltd. 31 January 1989 Varity Corporation 14 July 1989 Banque Paribas 11 August 1989 Moscow Narodny Bank 12 January 1990 Trade Indemnity 04 February 1990 Alexander Stenhouse UK Ltd. 31 August 1990 J. Henry Schroder Wagg and Co Ltd. 18 October 1991 GEC 05 January 1993 GEC Alsthorn Ltd. 24 February 1995 Bank of America