§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials from his Department have been seconded in each of the last five years to work in less developed countries, broken down by country. [159050]
§ Ruth KellyAccording to our records, since 1999 the Treasury has seconded one official to work for the Azerbaijan Finance Ministry. As part of our interchange programme, our officials also go on loan to other Government Departments and may be posted to other countries.