§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the President of the Council when the decision was taken to employ an assistant Drugs Tsar; and how the job was advertised. [23391]
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorThe decision to appoint Mike Trace as the Deputy UK Anti-Drugs Coordinator was taken in the light of the Ministerial interviews of the short-listed candidates, which I chaired and it was ratified by the Prime Minister before appointment in October 1997.
The Deputy Coordinator acts in support of the full range of the Coordinator's responsibilities.