HC Deb 11 February 2000 vol 344 cc313-6W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [109070]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 8 February 2000]: From the information that is held centrally within the Department, the details we have on inward secondments are as follows:

1 May 1997–30 April 1998

Number of secondments—63

Company names

  • The Export Association
  • North Cape (Scotland) Ltd.
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Rover Group Ltd.
  • Reyrolle Projects Ltd.
  • Grant Thornton
  • Drinks Marketing Consortium
  • European Gas Turbines—GEC Alstrom
  • Ericsson Ltd.
  • Prince Associates
  • British Telecom plc (x2)
  • Littlejohn Frazer
  • The Institute of Export (x2)
  • Arthur Andersen (x2)
  • Deloitte and Touche
  • NHS Supplies
  • British Nuclear Fuel plc
  • Herbert Smith
  • Mobil
  • Hyder plc
  • EPSRC
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (x2)
  • ERTL Europe Ltd.
  • BT International Business
  • Nuclear Electric plc
  • Frank Roberts and Sons Ltd.
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Silver Altman
  • Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd.
  • Pricewaterhouse Coopers
  • Anglian Water International UK
  • Hambros Bank Ltd.
  • General Accident/CGU Insurance
  • Beaumont Colson Ltd.
  • AWE plc
  • Epinet Communications plc
  • Matra Marconi Space
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Reuters Ltd.
  • Lee and Allen Consulting plc
  • CERN
  • HSBC Holdings plc
  • University of Greenwich
  • Toyoboshi UK Ltd.
  • Westcountry Development Corporation
  • Hydro Technologies Ltd.
  • Crown Agents Overseas Government and Administration
  • ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd.
  • Cable and Wireless plc
  • GEC Marconi Avionics Ltd.
  • Cookstown Enterprise Centre Ltd.
  • Sonic Communications
  • Unipart International
  • Natural Animal Feeds Ltd.
  • Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
  • Eschmann Brothers and Walsh Ltd.
  • The Hosiery Manufacturing Company Ltd.
  • Delamore Associates Ltd.
  • Lockstair Ltd.

1 May 1998–30 April 1999

Number of secondments—55

Company names

  • The British Petroleum Company plc (x2)
  • British-Israel Chamber of Commerce
  • Matheson and Company Ltd.
  • Lloyds TSB Group plc
  • The Hosiery Manufacturing Company Ltd.
  • ICL (x2)
  • East European Trade Council
  • British Aerospace plc
  • British Telecom plc (x2)
  • British Marine Equipment Council Ltd.
  • E. A. Technology Ltd.
  • Slaughter and May
  • Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development
  • Knight Piesold Ltd. (x2)
  • AEA Technology plc (x3)
  • EPSRC
  • PWR (Electrical Supplies) Ltd.
  • British Nuclear Fuels plc
  • Hewlett-Packard Ltd.
  • East Europe Trade Council
  • Enterprise Ayrshire
  • Herbert Smith
  • British Consulate General Osaka
  • Polish Social and Cultural Association Ltd.
  • Moody Cashmere Ltd.
  • Abercairn of Scotland Ltd.
  • Grant Thornton
  • Financial Service Authority
  • GK Communications Group Ltd.
  • British American Tobacco Company
  • Aspen Waite Chartered Accountants
  • ICI Group
  • Masters International (UK) Ltd.
  • GKN Westland Helicopters
  • Gardenex
  • British Aerospace Aviation
  • Trade Development Ltd.
  • ACO Technologies plc
  • Independent Power Corporation plc
  • Freeman Rich Chartered Accountants
  • SMMT Ltd.
  • Ernst and Young Services Ltd.
  • Reuters Ltd.
  • Elizabeth Emanuel Enterprises Ltd.
  • East European Trade Council
  • Simmons and Simmons
  • Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.
  • Brown and Root AOC
  • LGC Ltd.

1 May 1999–8 February 2000

Number of secondments—47

Company names

  • Rover Group Ltd.
  • Moy Park Ltd.
  • Robson Rhodes
  • The Building Centre Ltd.
  • Newbrook Engineering Company Ltd.
  • Medical Research Council
  • Mott MacDonald Group Ltd.
  • Darwin Instruments Ltd.
  • MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd.
  • The Beaver Housing Society Ltd.
  • GKN plc
  • William Santus and Company Ltd.
  • The Wellcome Trust
  • Knight Peisold Ltd.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • The Export Association
  • Proactive Associates Ltd.
  • British Telecom plc (x2)
  • Reuters Ltd.
  • West India Committee
  • David Stanley Associates Ltd.
  • Mivan Ltd.
  • Natwest Group
  • Shaw Trust Ltd.
  • Astrazeneca (x2)
  • British Nuclear Fuels plc
  • Black Isle Consultants Ltd.
  • Unipath Ltd.
  • The Symphony Group plc
  • Binnie Black and Veatch Ltd.
  • John Laing International Ltd.
  • Simmons and Simmons
  • Shell UK Exploration and Production
  • Grant Thornton
  • ONE North East
  • BHP Petroleum Ltd.
  • Phoenix Timber Group plc
  • Biwater International Ltd.
  • Gardenex
  • Linklaters and Alliance
  • Middle East Association
  • Science Systems (Space) Ltd.
  • Trades Union Congress
  • KCA Drilling Ltd.
  • Imperial Chemical Industries plc.