§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage 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. [21390]
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 1 May 1995]: For the Department and agencies for which I am responsible, any conflict of interest involving civil servants will have been dealt with in accordance with established guidance.
My Department has existed for three years. It holds no central records on the number of occasions during that period that career civil servants have declared conflicts of interest.
In the same period, no special advisers in my Department have declared conflicts of interest.