§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many staff in his Department have reported an offer of employment from an outside employer since February 1993 as required under the civil service management code; and how many of these reports were followed by an application to join the company concerned.
§ Mr. HagueStaff in the Department are required to report job offers to a senior officer at least two grades higher but no such records are kept centrally.
Records that are kept relate to staff who have made an application to take up an outside business appointment. The total for the Department since February 1993 is six.