HC Deb 03 July 2000 vol 353 cc18-23W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Mr. Willis), of 11 February 2000,Official Report, column 313W, on secondments, if he will give the names, grades and job titles of the staff seconded into his Department from each organisation mentioned, stating in each case the name of the section they were seconded to and a summary of the work that they were involved with. [128244]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 29 June 2000]: Giving the information in the format as set out in my answer of 11 February, details of the DTI grades of the posts filled and the Directorate in which the secondees were placed are given in the table.

For data protection and privacy reasons it is not possible to give names of individuals.

The Department has a long-standing programme of interchange with the private sector to promote the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. Before a secondment can occur, all parties must be satisfied that no conflict of interest arises.

Company names Grade Section
Deloitte and Touche PR 10 Regional Assistance
NHS Supplies PR 10 Export Promotion
British Nuclear Fuels plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Herbert Smith PR 10 Consumer Affair Competition Policy
Mobil PR 10 Oil and Gas
Hyder plc PR 10 Export Promotion
EPSRC PR 7 Chemicals and Biotechnology
PricewaterhouseCoopers PR 9 Company Law and Investigations
ERTL Europe Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
British Telecom plc PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
BT International Business PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
Nuclear Electric plc PR 10 Nuclear Industries Directorate
Frank Roberts and Sons Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Barclays Bank plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Silver Altman PR 9 Company Law and Investigations
Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
PricewaterhouseCoopers PR 10 Insurance Directorate
Anglian Water International UK PR 10 Infrastructure and Energy Projects
Hambros Bank Ltd. SCS Regional Assistance
General Accident/CGU Insurance PR 10 Export Promotion
Beaumont Colson Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
AWE plc PR 10 Nuclear Industries Directorate
Epinet Communications plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Matra Marconi Space PR 10 British National Space Centre
Barclays Bank plc PR 10 Export Promotion
PricewaterhouseCoopers PR 10 Regional Assistance
Reuters Ltd. PR 10 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Lee and Allen Consulting plc PR 9 Company Law and Investigations
CERN SCS Simpler Trade Procedures
HSBC Holdings plc PR 10 Export Promotion
University of Greenwich PR 10 Low Pay
Toyoboshi UK Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Institute of Exports PR 10 Export Promotion
Westcountry Development Corporation PR 10 Government Office South West
Hydro Technologies Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Crown Agents Overseas Government and Administration PR 10 Export Promotion
ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Cable and Wireless plc PR 10 Export Promotion
GEC Marconi Avionics Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Cookstown Enterprise Centre Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Sonic Communications PR 11 Export Promotion
Unipart International PR 10 Export Promotion
Natural Animal Feeds Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Russo-British Chamber of Commerce PR 11 Export Promotion
Eschmann Bros and Walsh Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Arthur Andersen PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
The Hosiery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Delamore Associates Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Lockstair Ltd. PR 10 Engineering Industries Directorate
1 May 1998–30 April 1999
The British Petroleum Company plc PR 10 Export Promotion
British-Israel Chamber of Commerce PR 10 Export Promotion
Matheson and Co Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Lloyds TSB Group plc PR 10 Small and Medium Enterprise Policy
The Hosiery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
The British Petroleum Company plc PR 10 Export Promotion
ICL PR 10 Communication and Information Ind Dir
East European Trade Council PR 11 Export Promotion
British Aerospace plc PR 10 Export Promotion
British Telecom plc PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
British Marine Equipment Council Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
E A Technology Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
AEA Technology PR 10 Office of Science and Technology
Slaughter and May PR 7 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Glaxo Wellcome Research and Development PR 10 Office of Science and Technology
Knight Piesold Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
AEA Technology plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Knight Piesold Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
EPSRC PR 7 Chemicals and Biotechnology
PWR (Electrical Services) Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
British Nuclear Fuels plc PR 10 Nuclear Industries Directorate
Hewlett-Packard Ltd. SCS Office of Science and Technology
East Europe Trade Council PR 11 Export Promotion

Company names Grade Section
Enterprise Ayrshire PR 10 Infrastructure and Energy Projects
British Telecom PR 7 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Herbert Smith PR 10 Utilities Review Team
British Consulate General Osaka PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
Polish Social and Cultural Association Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Moody Cashmere Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Abercairn of Scotland Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Grant Thornton PR 9 Small and Medium Enterprise Policy
Financial Service Authority PR 6 Insurance Directorate
GK Communications Group Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
AEA Technology plc PR 10 Office of Science and Technology
British American Tobacco Company PR 10 Export Promotion
Aspen Waite Chartered Accountants PR 11 Export Promotion
ICI Group PR 9 Office of Science and Technology
Masters International (UK) Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
GKN Westland Helicopters PR 10 Engineering Industries Directorate
Gardenex PR 11 Export Promotion
British Aerospace Aviation PR 10 Infrastructure and Energy Projects
Trade Development Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
ACO Technologies plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Independent Power Corporation plc PR 11 Export Promotion
Freeman Rich Chartered Accountants PR 10 Export Promotion
SMMT Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Ernst and Young Services Ltd. PR 10 Regional Assistance
Reuters Ltd. PR 10 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Elizabeth Emanuel Enterprises Ltd. PR 10 European Policy
East European Trade Council PR 11 Export Promotion
Simmons and Simmons PR 6 Communication and Information Ind Dir
ICL PR 10 Futures Unit
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. SCS Communication and Information Ind Dir
Brown and Root AOC PR 11 Infrastructure and Energy Projects
LGC Ltd. PR 8 Chemicals and Biotechnology
1 May 1999–8 February 2000
Rover Group Ltd. SCS Export Promotion
Moy Park Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Robson Rhodes PR 10 Regional Assistance
The Building Centre Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Newbrook Engineering Co. Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Medical Research Council PR 6 Ministerial Parliamentary Support
Mott MacDonald Group Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Darwin Instruments Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
The Beaver Housing Society Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
GKN plc PR 11 Export Promotion
William Santus and Co. Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
The Wellcome Trust PR 7 Office of Science and Technology
Knight Peisold Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
PricewaterhouseCoopers PR 9 Company Law and Investigations
The Export Association PR 10 Export Promotion
Proactive Associates Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
British Telecom PR 7 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Reuters Ltd. PR 10 Joint Export Promotion
West India Committee PR 10 Export Promotion
David Stanley Associates Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Mivan Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Natwest Group SCS Regional Policy
Shaw Trust Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
British Telecom PR 10 Invest in Britain Bureau
AstraZeneca PR 10 Export Promotion
British Nuclear Fuels plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Black Isle Consultants Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion
Unipath Ltd. PR 8 Office of Science and Technology
The Symphony Group plc PR 10 Export Promotion
Binnie Black and Veatch Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
John Laing International Ltd. PR 10 Export Promotion
Simmons and Simmons PR 6 Communication and Information Ind Dir
Shell UK Exploration and Production PR 10 Oil and Gas
AstraZeneca PR 10 Export Promotion
Grant Thornton PR 10 Small and Medium Enterprise Policy
ONE North East PR 6 Invest in Britain Bureau
BHP Petroleum Ltd. PR 10 Futures Unit
Phoenix Timber Group plc PR 11 Export Promotion
Biwater International Ltd. PR 11 Export Promotion

Company names Grade Section
Gardenex PR 11 Export Promotion
Linklaters and Alliance PR 10 Competition Policy
Middle East Association PR 10 Export Promotion
Science Systems (Space) Ltd. PR 10 British National Space Centre
Trades Union Congress PR 11 Employment Relations
KCA Drilling Ltd. PR 8 Oil and Gas
Imperial Chemical Industries Plc PR 10 Chemicals and Biotechnology

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