§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment. Food and Rural Affairs how many of her Department's officials have been seconded to(a) Greenpeace and (b) other NGOs since 1 January 2002; and on what areas of policy seconded individuals have worked. [101702]
§ Alun MichaelNone to Greenpeace and one placement to an NGO. This secondment to the Rural Stress Information Network was in place before 1 January 2002 and has been very productive.
§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) British Energy, (b) BNFL, (c) Greenpeace, (d) Friends of the Earth and (e) other (i) companies and (ii) NGOs staff have been seconded to her Department since 1 January 2002; and on what areas of policy seconded individuals have worked. [101703]
§ Alun MichaelNo staff have been seconded to the organisations shown at(a) to (d) in the question. Under item (e) one person has been seconded from a company, which does not fall within the above list, and 13 staff have been seconded from NGOs. These staff have been seconded to the Departments Science, Environment, Land Use and Rural Affairs, Directorates and the Rural Delivery Service.