§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security on how many occasions during the last five years(a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department or its agencies have declared conflicts of interest; and how many instructions have been issued about their retention, disposal or management. [21397]
§ Mr. HagueIn the Department and agencies for which I am responsible, any conflict of interest involving a civil servant would have been dealt in accordance with established guidance. Comprehensive records are not held centrally.
There have been no reports of special advisers declaring conflicts of interest in the last five years.