HC Deb 25 June 1993 vol 227 c291W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what will be the cost of seconding his Department's head of accounting and auditing division, Mr. M. Butcher, to the Accounting Standards Board.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The secondment is expected to last for about one year. The Department has agreed to meet salary and salary-related costs for up to three months of this period. On the basis and at current salary levels the direct cost to DTI will not exceed £15,000.