§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff were seconded from the private sector to his Department in(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999 and (c) May 1999 to the latest date for which figures are available, stating in each case the companies from which staff have been seconded. [109294]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 9 February 2000]: Secondments and attachments are part of the Interchange Initiative, which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. The Private sector inward secondments to The Scottish Office for the periods requested are as follows: 279W
Private sector secondments May 1997 to April 1998 May 1998 to April 1999 May 1999 to June 1999 Balfouf and Manson (Solicitors) 2 2 1 Bank of Scotland 1 1 — BP 1 — — Fife Careers Ltd. 1 1 — Project Management International PLC 1 1 — Shepherd and Wedderburn (Solicitors) — 1 — There have been no inward secondments in my Department since 1 July 1999.