§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 27th February 2004,Official Report, column 579W, on the Valuation Office Agency, when the Valuation Office Agency made an enquiry of the Public Appointments Unit to seek suitable candidates for the position of non-executive director; how many of the four short-listed candidates were interviewed by the selection panel; and whether the position filled by Miss Grinstead was a new position. [160100]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Valuation Office Agency approached the Public Appointments Unit in the latter part of 2001, and a list of potential candidates was supplied in November 2001. Of the four short listed candidates, three declined and one was interviewed. The non-executive post being filled was an existing position.