§ Mr. Pollockasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants were seconded to industry and how many people from industry were seconded to the Civil Service in each year from 1977 to 1980, inclusive.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information requested is as follows:
Secondments in operation as at December Year Out of Civil Service Into Civil Service Total 1977 52 43 95 1978 97 57 154 1979 97 56 153 1980 95 45 140 In 1980 about 100 organisations were involved in both the public and private sectors, representing a wide range of service and manufacturing industries. Details of these exchanges, together with a report of a study assessing interchange, are given in "Interchange of Staff between the 437W Home Civil Service and Industry: Report for 1980", a copy of which has been placed in the Library. Copies are also available on request from the central management library in my Department.