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Written Question
Business Interests
Monday 30th July 2018

Asked by: Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former (1) ministers, and (2) civil servants have taken up business appointments without getting approval from the Prime Minister and Advisory Committee on Business Appointments since 2015.

Answered by Lord Young of Cookham

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publish details of all advice given to former ministers and senior civil servants on their website, including where they are aware of a breach of the process. However the specific information requested is not recorded centrally.