§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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 may of those reports were followed by an application to join the company concerned.
§ Sir John WheelerThere have been no reports of offers of employment from home civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office since February 1993.
The civil service management code does not apply to Northern Ireland civil service staff. The equivalent regulation for Northern Ireland civil servants are contained in the Northern Ireland pay and conditions of service code. Under these regulations, two members of staff from the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office have reported an offer of employment from an outside employer since February 1993 and both were followed by an application to join the company concerned.