§ Mr. Dubsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants in his Department were seconded to outside occupations, in each of the last 10 years in order to broaden 375W their experience; and which specific types of employment were involved.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information requested is given below. The majority of secondments from my Department in the last 10 years have been to other public bodies and overseas. In addition, a number of my staff serve temporarily with the European Community.
Year Numbers Seconded 1970 11 1971 14 1972 25 1973 30 1974 19 1975 26 1976 24 1977 20 1978 26 1979 17 1980 to date 5
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people were temporarily seconded to his Department from outside occupations in each of the last 10 years; and from what types of employment they come.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information requested is given below. By far the majority of those seconded to this Department over the last 10 years have been agricultural, horticultural or veterinary specialists from overseas countries.
Year Numbers Seconded 1970 1 1971 1 1972 1 1973 1 1974 2 1975 2 1976 3 1977 2 1978 3 1979 1 1980 to date 2