Departmental Manpower

Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many reports have been made to his Department’s nominated officers under paragraph 16 of the revised Civil Service Code since its publication on 6 June 2006;

(2) how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 6 June 2006;

(3) when his Department’s whistleblowing procedures were reviewed to reflect the provisions in the revised Civil Service Code.

Mr. Bradshaw
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Gillian Merron) on 19 November 2007, Official Report, column 596W.