§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 1 May, column24, if he will make a statement on the possible conflicts of interest involving special advisers, listing the names of the individuals, the nature of the conflicts concerned and how the matters were resolved. [22904]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordIn accordance with their appointment letters, special advisers have reported any possible conflicts of interest emerging during their periods of service to senior officials or Ministers, and have followed the advice they received about the action required to avoid actual conflicts emerging.