Defence Export Services Organisation (Hansard, 1 March 1994)

§ Mr. Byers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the individuals who have resigned for the Defence Export Services Organisation since 1979 in order to take up employment with a defence contractor; and if he will name the defence contractor in each case.

§ Mr. Aitken
The information is not available for the period before January 1990. Since then, two members of the Defence Export Services Organisation resigned, in 1992, to take up employment with Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd. and Short Bros. Ltd. respectively.

§ Mr. Byers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present establishment of the Defence Export Services Organisation; if he will list those individuals who have been seconded from the private sector to the Defence Export Services Organisation since 1979; and what were the lengths and dates of such secondments and the company or organisation from which each individual was seconded.

§ Mr. Aitken
The total establishment of the Defence Export Services Organisation is 707. This includes marketing, military and project management staff together with staff engaged in disposals and export policy. Records before 1981 are incomplete, but show that the following individuals have been seconded from the private sector to the DESO since 1979:
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Name From whom seconded Duration of secondment

P. Curry Morgan Grenfell 1986 to February 1988

H. L. Meyers Rolls Royce plc November 1986 to July 1989

G. W. Findlay Grindlays Bank plc February 1988 to February 1990

D. J. Hastie British Aerospace April 1988 to October 1989

S. Brett British Aerospace August 1988 to August 1989

S. Barker Westland Helicopters July 1989 to July 1991

A. J. Barron Midland Montague May 1990 to November 1991

Sir Alan Thomas Raytheon July 1989 to date

M. Faulkner Trafalgar House April 1992 to date

D. Mitchell British Aerospace October 1993 to date

§ Mr. Byers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will identify those employees who, since 1979, have left employment with a defence contractor in order to take up a post within the Defence Export Services Organisation; and if he will identify the contractor in each case.

§ Mr. Aitken
The only staff to join the Defence Export Services Organisation from defence contractors have been on short-term secondment.

Name	From whom seconded	Duration of secondment
P. Curry	Morgan Grenfell	1986 to February 1988
H. L. Meyers	Rolls Royce plc	November 1986 to July 1989
G. W. Findlay	Grindlays Bank plc	February 1988 to February 1990
D. J. Hastie	British Aerospace	April 1988 to October 1989
S. Brett	British Aerospace	August 1988 to August 1989
S. Barker	Westland Helicopters	July 1989 to July 1991
A. J. Barron	Midland Montague	May 1990 to November 1991
Sir Alan Thomas	Raytheon	July 1989 to date
M. Faulkner	Trafalgar House	April 1992 to date
D. Mitchell	British Aerospace	October 1993 to date