§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of civil service staff of grade five and above within her Department(a) have spent their entire civil service career within her Department, (b) have had secondments to (i) the private sector and (ii) other departments and (c) have come from other departments. [26036]
§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 28 January 1998]: Of the Senior Civil Service currently working in the DTI 24 per cent. have spent their entire Civil Service career here; 12 per cent. have had secondment to the private sector; 31 per cent. have worked in other departments and 42 per cent. have come from other departments.