§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales which companies or partnerships have seconded staff to his Department since May 1997; how many have been seconded; and who pays for seconded staff. [128469]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyMy Department has paid for three secondees since May 1997, one from Chestertons Property Consultants, one from Eversheds, and one from King Sturge.
Information is not held centrally on secondees in all instances where their company continues to fund the employee themselves. There have been two secondees from Barclays Bank, and one from BT, where those companies have paid for their own staff, but there may be others who have not been recorded centrally.