§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many serving civil servants are involved in the scheme to improve links with industry; [8761]
(2) how many serving civil servants involved in the scheme to improve links with industry are acting as non-executive directors; which companies are involved; and to what extent civil servants acting as non-executive directors receive payments from the companies concerned. [8762]
§ Mr. WillettsThere are several different interchange schemes with industry and commerce, including secondments, short-term attachments, non-executive opportunities and joint training programmes. In 1995, over 600 civil servants participated in these schemes.
In 1995, 57 civil servants held non-executive appointments within private sector companies. The companies involved are as follows:
- AEA Technology
- Albert Fisher
- Amec
- Anglian Water
- Avery
- British Approvals Board for Telecoms
- BOC, UK Gases Ltd.
- BTR Industries Ltd.
- Cadbury
- Coats Viyella
- Dalgety
- European Transonic Windtunnel
- Forward Trust Group
- Glynwed Plastics
- Glynwed Consumer Products
- Great Easterhouse Development Co. Ltd.
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- HR Wallingford
- IBM
- JC Bamford
- KPMG
- Laings
- Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Ltd.
- Marks and Spencer
- Mott MacDonald
- Moray Firth Maltings
- Optimat
- OGWR Partnership Trust plc
- P and O European Transport Services
- Rank Cintel
- Rank Organisation
- Redland Roof Tiles
- RHM
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- RTZ Borax
- Save and Prosper
- Scottish Design
- Seven Seas
- Stirling Fibre
- Strathclyde Greenbelt Company
- Tarmac
- Thorn Security
- Three Towns Initiative Co. Ltd.
- TSB Scotland
- United Distillers
- Vickers
- The Wise Group
- Westerhailes Partnership Co. Ltd.
- Woods of Colchester Ltd. (GEC)
In no cases do individuals receive payment, although some companies pay a small amount to the employing Department.