HL Deb 11 July 1995 vol 565 cc106-7WA
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which former Home Office Ministers and special advisers were interviewed as part of the department's Senior Management Review.

Baroness Blatch

The following former Ministers and Special Advisers were interviewed in the course of the department's Senior Management Review:

Former Ministers

  • The Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd
  • The Rt. Hon. John Patten
  • The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Lloyd
  • The Rt. Hon. Dame Angela Rumbold

Former Special Advisers

  • Mr. Edward Bickham
  • Mrs. Tessa Keswick

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why former Home Office Ministers and Special Advisers in the Labour Government were not interviewed in the course of the Home Office's Senior Management Review; and who made this decision.

Baroness Blatch

The aim was to review the department's performance now and in recent years. Former Home Office Ministers and Special Advisers in Labour Administrations were not consulted because their experience and knowledge of the department would relate mainly to the period before 1979. The choice was made by officials.