§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many persons in his Department and in the Export Credits Guarantee Department are on the public payroll or employed as consultants or advisers and work on a part-time or full-time basis in relation to the Scott inquiry; if he will list their names; and how much each is paid. [42053]
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 7 November 1995]: The number of staff in my Department wholly employed on matters relating to the Scott inquiry is five, and their direct annual salary cost is £133,065. It is not possible to identify the number of people involved on a part-time or occasional basis within the Department or as external consultants or advisers. It is not the practice to name staff or external advisers. The amount spent by my Department on external advice, principally on the provision of legal advice to DTI witnesses to the inquiry, is £294,000 since the inquiry began in 1992.
This information does not include the members of Sir Richard Scott's inquiry team.