§ Mr. Dubsasked the Lord Privy Seal how many people were temporarily seconded to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and to the Overseas Development Administration, respectively, from outside occupations in each of the last 10 years; and from what types of employment they came.
§ Mr. HurdAvailable figures for inward secondments, grouped by the year in which the secondment began, are:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1971 4 1972 0 1973 0 1974 4 1975 1 1976 3 1977 4 1978 2 1979 5 1980 (to August) 1 24 These secondments fall into the following three categories:
- Industry and Commerce (including TUC)
- Universities
- Others
Overseas Development Administration
1971 0 1972 0 1973 0 1974 (not available) 1975 0 1976 0 1977 0 1978 0 1979 (not available) 1980 (not available)
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Lord Privy Seal how many civil servants in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Overseas Development Administration were seconded to outside occupations, in each of the last 10 years in order to broaden their experience; and which specific types of employment were involved.
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§ Mr. HurdAvailable figures for outward secondments, grouped by the year in which the secondment began, are:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1971 5 1972 3 1973 17 1974 3 1975 1 1976 2 1977 6 1978 2 1979 6 1980 (to August) 5 Total 50 These secondments fall into the following main categories:
- Industry and Commerce
- Intergovernmental organisations
- Others, including Overseas
Secondments to universities for academic or training purposes, for example on subbatical leave, have not been included.
Overseas Development Administration
1971 1 1972 1 1973 0 1974 (not available) 1975 7 1976 37 1977 36 1978 54 1979 (not available) 1980 (not available) These secondments are almost entirely for appointments to overseas Governments/institutions under the British aid programme. Prior to 1976—except partly for 1975—the details are not available, but are not expected to be significantly different from the later years.