HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 c643W
Mr. Flight

To ask the President of the Board of Trade pursuant to her answer to the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood) of 24 July,Official Report, column 733, if she has placed any restrictions on her Department's Ministers having outside advisers additional to those listed in her answer. [12251]

Mrs. Beckett

Additional special advisers to DTI Ministers would need my agreement and that of the Prime Minister.

Mr. Hammond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her answer of 24 July,Official Report, column 733, on advisers, which director of Copywatch has now been appointed an adviser to the Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs; and if she will make a statement. [12212]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

I am not aware of such claims.