§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of Civil Service staff of grade 5 and above within his Department(a) have spent their entire civil service career within his Department, (b) have had secondments to (i) the private sector and (ii) other Departments and (c) have come from other Departments. [26034]
§ Dr. David Clark[holding answer 28 January 1998]: Eighteen per cent. of Civil Service staff of grade 5 and above have spent their entire civil service within my Department and seventy four per cent. have come from other Government Departments. Figures detailing secondments by staff of grade 5 and above to either the private sector or other Departments are not centrally held.