Department for Transport: Business Interests
(asked on 28th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which members of his Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
This question was answered on 9th March 2018
All business appointments for former Ministers are handled by the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, and not by the Departmental Board, as set out in the Ministerial Code (section 7.25).
The Department’s Permanent Secretary is responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former senior civil servants.