§ Mr. Soamesasked the Prime Minister how many members of the Civil Service since May 1979 have undertaken exchange programmes in the private sector of industry; and what was the average period of time of such exchanges.
§ The Prime MinisterSecondment of civil servants to the private sector of industry are not recorded separately. The numbers of civil servants seconded to industry and commerce in the calendar years 1979–82 were:
Numbers 1979 132 1980 137 1981 140 1982 152 All these secondments were for a period of at least three months, and the majority were for two years or more.