Is there a 'Revolving Door' between business and Whitehall?

• Parliament TV: Business Appointment Rules
• Inquiry: Business Appointment Rules
• Public Administration Select Committee

The Committee will first take evidence from the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Christopher Kelly, about the perception of a 'revolving door' between Government and private companies. The Committee will also hear from two campaigners for change to the Business Appointment Rules system: David Miller, founder member of Spinwatch and Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath and Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director of Transparency International UK.

Particular issues to be explored:

• Whether the current Business Appointment Rules system is working effectively
• the level of concern around the 'revolving door; and the impact of these concerns on public trust in the political system
• how government can bring external expertise into the Civil Service without giving rise to concern over propriety and undue influence.

Witnesses

At 10:30am

• Sir Christopher Kelly, Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life

At 11:30am

• Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director, Transparency International UK
• Professor David Miller, Spinwatch

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees