§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is her policy on the secondment of individuals from private companies to her Department. [41069]
§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 12 May 1998]: It is DTI policy to encourage the use of temporary secondments to bring into the Department specialist expertise or experience to assist the Department in achieving its objectives.
All inward secondments from industry are arranged in accordance with the Civil Service Commissioner's recruitment code. Secondees fulfil roles within the Department's management structure and report to Civil Servants. Our agreements with their employers set terms and conditions which closely mirror those of Civil Servants.
§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what role individuals on secondment from private companies to her Department have in advising Ministers; and what access such individuals have to Ministers on issues concerning their company. [41070]
§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 12 May 1998]: A secondee may, from time to time, contribute to advice put to Ministers by Civil Servants and meet Ministers during the course of their work. Measures are in place to ensure that there is no conflict of interest.
§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many individuals are currently on secondment from private companies to her Department; and if she will list them, indicating their responsibilities. [41071]
§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 12 May 1998]: There are, at present, 138 individuals on temporary secondment into the DTI from private companies. I have two lists; the first lists those working under the Department's Export 534W Promoter Scheme, the second lists those seconded elsewhere into the Department and includes the Directorates within which they are working. Details of precise responsibilities are not held centrally.
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Company Title Export promoter Alan Paine Knitwear Ltd Mr. Turley Anglian Water International UK Mr. Martin Bank of Ireland Mr. Jordan Barclays Bank plc Mr. Bristow Barclays Bank plc Mr. Watford Barclays Bank plc Mr. Speirs Beaumont Colson Ltd Mr. Williams British Nuclear Fuels Mr. Slawson Cable & Wireless plc Mr. Wilson Cookstown Enterprise Centre Ltd Mr. Parke CRL Mr. Ross Crosrol Ltd Mr. Banfield Crown Agents for Overseas Governments & Administration Mr. Lidderdale Delamore Associates Ltd Mr. Wotton Drinks Marketing Consortium Mr. Hall Drinks Marketing Consortium Mr. Warren Epinet Communications plc Mr. Gazeley Eschmann Bros & Walsh Ltd Mr. Jones Etrl Europe Ltd Mr. Steer European Gas Turbines (GEC Alstrom) Mr. McClafferty Ferryfast Produce Ltd Mr. Gorin Frank Roberts & Sons Ltd Mr. Roberts GEC Marconi Avionics Ltd Mr. Sharp General Accident Miss Forbes General Traffic Ltd Mr. Suleiman Genesis Communications Mr. Eadie Glaxco Wellcome plc Mr. Blythe Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd Mr. Salmon Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Holdings Mr. Cooke Hyder plc Mr. Rosser Hydro Technologies Ltd Mr. Seaton ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd Ms Lynch ICI plc Mr. Twist Institute of Export Mr. Manning John Laing International Ltd Mr. Bayne John Laing International Ltd Mr. Blackwood John Swire & Sons Ltd Mr. Nightingale Jones Cranes Limited Mr. Burton Lancashire Enterprises plc Mr. Rathwell LG Mouchel & Partners Mr. Sproston M.A.I.D. plc Mr. Thacker Madge & Hoyle Ltd Mr. Taylor Marks and Spencer plc Mr. Cohen Matheson & Co Ltd Mr. Reid Meggitt plc Mr. Mather Morris Singer Limited Mr. Pearson NatWest Markets Mr. Smith NatWest Markets Mr. Smeaton Natural Animal Feeds Ltd Miss Moore NHS Supplies Mr. Johnson North Cape (Scotland) Limited Mr. Burnham Ove Arup & Partners Mr. Marsh Ove Arup & Partners Mr. Khosla Pirelli Cables Limited Mr. Pape Prince Associates Mr. Scott Reyrolle Projects Ltd Mr. Grew River Don Castings Ltd Mr. Cookson Rover Group Limited Mr. Simmons Russo-British Chamber of Commerce Mr. Simpson Russo-British Chamber of Commerce Ms Fitzgerald Siemens ATM Mr. Flaxman Sonic Communications (International) Ltd Mr. Bunting Texaco Ltd Ms Lapczynska The British Petroleum Company plc Mr. Wood The British Petroleum Company plc Mr. Haymes
Company Title Export promoter The British-Israel Chamber of Commerce Mr. Cohen The Export Association Mr. Fuga The Export Association Ms Fairbanks The Hosiery Manufacturing Co Ltd Mr. Layden The Hosiery Manufacturing Co Ltd Mrs. Ritchie The Institute of Export Mr. Evans 536W
Company Secondee Directorate Matra Marconi Space Mr. Christopher Lee British National Space Centre Matra Marconi Space Dr. David H. Parker British National Space Centre Unilever Mr. Richard Bartholomew Chemicals and Biotechnology EPSRC Mr. Mark Claydon-Smith Chemicals and Biotechnology Ericsson Ltd Mr. Trevor Baker Communications & Information Industries BT plc Mr. David Steward Baxter Communications & Information Industries Reuters Limited Mr. Peter S. Williams Communications & Information Industries Herbert Smith Mr. James Quinney Consumer Affairs & Competition Policy MITI Mr. Hideo Suzuki Engineering Industries Rover Group Ltd Mr. Keith Jordan Engineering Industries GEC Marconi Avionics Mr. Kevin Moore Engineering Industries Lockstair Ltd Mr. Michael Hyatt Engineering Industries Westcountry Development Corporation Ms Suzanne Bond Government Office—South West Tensator Ltd Terry Green Innovation Unit Duggan Creative Richard Duggan Innovation Unit The Oxis Partnership Richard Bahu Innovation Unit Richard M. Excell Richard Excell Innovation Unit Cameron & Cameron Jim Cameron Innovation Unit Raybould Price Norman Price Innovation Unit Northern Quest Tony Capewell Innovation Unit NCL Ltd Nigel Crouch Innovation Unit IMH Ltd Ian Handley Innovation Unit Artel Rubber Co Ltd Graham Telling Innovation Unit Shawnee Associates Ltd Bob Duncan Innovation Unit Reginald Maude Ltd Michale Maude Innovation Unit Zeneca Brian Lever Innovation Unit IC1 Stephen Aitken Innovation Unit Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Martin Print Innovation Unit Nuclear Electric Ed Brown Innovation Unit Anglian Water David Revitt Innovation Unit NatWest Bank plc Tim Hoad Innovation Unit Sunalex Alex Pratt Innovation Unit Arthur Andersen Mr. Stephen Goodlud Insurance Coopers and Lybrand Mrs. Simone J. Finn Insurance British Telecom plc Mr. Colin Thompson Invest in Britain Bureau BT International Business Ms Debra Blundell Invest in Britain Bureau Arthur Andersen Miss Melissa Jane Bartlett Invest in Britain Bureau Price Waterhouse Miss Sarah Gibbins Investigations and Enforcement Silver Altman Mr. Andrew Marks Investigations and Enforcement Lee & Allen Consulting plc Mr. Luke Steadman Investigations and Enforcement Nuclear Electric plc Mr. Richard Szczepura Nuclear Industries AWE plc Mrs. Pauline M. Macdonald Nuclear Industries British Computer Society Mrs. Peta Walmisley Office of Science and Technology ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd Mr. Christopher Hamlin Office of Science and Technology FINA plc Mr. David Morgan Oil and Gas Price Waterhouse Mrs. Julia Culshaw Regional Assistance Directorate A Deloitte & Touche Mr. Nick Sharman Regional Assistance Directorate A Hambros Bank Ltd Mr. Stuart N. Robins Regional Assistance Directorate A CERN Mr. Michael Anthony Doran SITPRO Grant Thornton Mr. James Austin Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Lloyds TSB Group plc Mr. Guy Herrington Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Ernst & Young Services Ltd Miss Jean Quinney The Insolvency Service Kidsons Impey Mr. Stewart Wright The Insolvency Service Alexander Blackford Communications Mr. A. Hicks Government Office West Midlands DTZ Debenham Thorpe Mr. R. Greenwood Government Office West Midlands Heart of England Tourist Board Mr. L. Charlton Government Office West Midlands The National Grid Mr. S. Drummond Government Office West Midlands Unilever plc Dr. A. Price Government Office Merseyside Latag Mr. David Cadwallader Government Office East Midlands Waters Company Ltd Mr. S. McKenna Government Office Yorks & Humberside Calderdale and Kirklees TEC Ms A. Eastwood Government Office Yorks & Humberside
Company Title Export promoter The West India Committee Mr. Burckhardt Thomas Chislett Mr. Chislett Toyoboshi UK Ltd Mr. d'Aronville Turner & Newell plc Dr. Sabberwal Unipart International Mr. Thorning World Trade Development Limited Mr. Mitson