§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff were seconded from the private sector to his Department from(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999 and (c) May 1999 to the latest date for which figures are available, stating in each case the companies from which staff have been seconded. [109074]
§ Dr. MoonieSecondments and attachments are part of the Interchange Initiative which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the civil service and other organisations. All sectors of the economy are involved: Voluntary, Eduction, Health, Public and Private. Interchange is a key component of the reform agenda. The Modernising Government White Paper committed us to increasing interchange, in particular by bringing in more people on secondment and sending more of our people out.
The information requested on personnel on secondment from the private sector to my Department, excluding Trading Fund Agencies, is as follows:
May 1997-April 1998
- Total—17
Company:
- Rolls Royce Ltd. (x2)
- British Aerospace (x5)
- BMT Defence Systems
- British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.
- British Telecom
- GEC Marconi Radar and Defence
- Pricewaterhouse
- Private Finance Panel Ltd. (x2)
- Tarmac ServiceMaster
- Vickers
- Vosper Thorneycroft
May 1998-April 1999
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- Total—19
Company:
- GEC Marconi Radar and Defence
- Private Finance Panel Ltd.
- Tarmac ServiceMaster
- British Nuclear Fuels (x2)
- AWE plc
- Gardiner and Theobald
- TI Group
- British Aerospace (x3)
- Devonport Management Ltd.
- Simmons & Simmons
- Wragg & Co.
- Defence Acquisition Group (x2)
- PA Consulting Group
- Dibb, Lupton Alsop
- Rolls Royce
May 1999-to date
- Total—19
Company:
- British Nuclear Fuels
- Devonport Management Ltd.
- Simmons & Simmons
- Wragg & Co.
- Defence Acquisition Group (x2)
- PA Consulting Group
- Dibb, Lupton Alsop
- Marconi Electronic Systems (x3)
- British Aerospace (x5)
- Price WaterhouseCoopers
- Rolls Royce Ltd. (x2).