§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps are being taken to monitor conditions imposed under the business appointment rules; and if conditions are made known to those offering appointments to which conditions are applied. [29168]
§ Mr. HoramConditions are monitored through routine contact between former employing departments and new employers or their competitors. The Government are considering the recommendation of the Committee on Standards in Public Life that the operation, observance and objectives of the business appointment rules should be reviewed. Conditions are made known to new employers where appropriate.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place a copy of the business appointment rules in the Library. [29163]
§ Mr. HoramThe business appointment rules form part of the civil service management code, a copy of which is already in the Library.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the membership of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, the number of meetings attended by each member during the year 1994–95 and the total cost of remuneration or compensation to the membership of the committee in 1994–95. [29165]
§ Mr. HoramI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) on 23 May 1995,Official Report column 535. The committee met twice during 1994–95; it handles the bulk of its work by correspondence. Committee members do not receive remuneration or compensation.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has to introduce the possibility of a ban on the acceptance of an appointment under the business appointment rules. [29169]