§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many BP employees are on secondment to her Department; for what purposes; on what terms; and how many BP employees have been on secondment to her Department since January 2000. [45889]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 25 March 2002]: From records held centrally, we currently have two BP employees on secondment into the Department. One is on secondment to the Chemicals and Biotechnology 800W Directorate, based in the USA as a US Chemical Advisor. The other is seconded to Trade Partners UK (BTI) as an Export Promoter for East and West Europe. The secondments are covered by standard contractual arrangements setting out terms and conditions.
In addition, there have been a further two BP employees on secondment to the Department since January 2000, both of whom have now finished their attachments.