§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the officials in his Department who have declared a current interest; what requirements are placed on officials to declare relevant interests; in what form records of such declarations are kept; and if he will establish a central register of officials' interests. [16877]
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§ Mr. ArbuthnotRegulations require staff to declare to their line manager all investments in any company with which they have official dealings. These declarations should include details of such investments held by an individual's immediate family, as far as he or she is aware of those interests. Staff who are themselves directors, or partners or who hold any other appointment in a private sector commercial organisation must, if the private interest is associated in any way with their official duties, declare the interest to their line manager. Any information declared is confidential to the declarant and his or her line manager. No central records are kept, nor is it considered necessary to collect such information centrally.