Director General of the Prison Service (Hansard, 6 February 1995)

HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 c111W 111W

§ Mrs. Roche
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 25 January,Official Report, column 230, if he will list candidates assessed as of an acceptable standard for the post of Director General of the Prison Service; and in what order of suitability those candidates were placed.

§ Mr. Howard
No. Candidates put themselves forward for posts in the civil service on the understanding that their applications are treated in confidence. It is not the practice to make public details of candidates who are not appointed.