§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of' the Board of Trade if he will list the number, grade and destination of civil servants in the Department of Trade and Industry who have been seconded to manufacturing industry for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. EggarThe number of DTI staff on long-term secondments to business organisations, including manufacturing industry, in each of the calendar years from 1979 to 1992 were as follows:
Number 1979 30 1980 33 1981 25 1982 35 1983 41 1984 43 1985 44 1986 37 1987 34 1988 31 1989 40 1990 52 1991 55 1992 53 Additional details on each of these secondments can be produced only at disproportionate cost.