To ask the Attorney-General how many staff in his Department or its agencies have (a) declared any company shareholdings they hold or (b) been advised to dispose of shareholding in the last five years, indicating the companies concerned. [33413]

All staff serving in the Departments for which I am responsible are required to consult management about the desirability of acquiring or retaining any shareholding which might give rise to a possible conflict of interest. Comprehensive records are not held centrally of the occasions on which shareholdings are declared or required to be disposed of.