§ Mr. Robert JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in his Department are currently on secondment from private companies; and if he will list them, their companies and their current responsibilities within Government. [62827]
§ Mr. StrawAt present, two people in the Home Office are recorded centrally as being on secondment from private companies. One is from Barclays Bank plc and is working in the Home Office Strategy Unit as part of a Home Office team advising on internal management issues, such as finance, Information Technology, and business change. The other is from the Refugee Council and is working in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, assisting on reviewing the level of asylum seeker support arrangements.