§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial secondees there were in the Department's Innovation Unit in each year since 1998; and if she will make a statement. [91653]
§ Ms HewittDuring the period 1998–2002, the Innovation Unit had the following number of part-time industrial 'secondees' engaged within the Unit at some point in the year: 1998–33; 1999–29; 2000–28; 2001–29 and 2002–23. The Innovation Unit has now been restructured and its work incorporated across the new Innovation Group within the DTI.