§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which former officials of the Department have asked for permission to join(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (6) KPMG. [156890]
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§ Alun MichaelSince Defra was created in 2001 there have been no requests made by Defra officials for permission to join(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young or (d) KPMG.
All civil servants are subject to the Business Appointment Rules as detailed in the Civil Service Management Code, which set out the circumstances in which they must seek permission to accept outside appointments within two years of leaving the Service. A copy of the Rules is available in the Libraries of the House. Information about appointments taken up by the most senior staff are published in the annual reports of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. The next annual report will be published shortly.