§ 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. Moonie[pursuant to the reply, 8 February 2000, c. 109–10W]: A correction is required to the information given for secondments from the private sector to the Ministry of Defence for the period May 1998 to April 1999. During this period there were 20 inward secondments, not 19 as stated, as there were two secondees from Rolls-Royce for this period, not one. The corrected information is in the table.
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May 1998 to April 1999 Number GEC Marconi Radar and Defence 1 Private Finance Panel Ltd. 1 Tarmac ServiceMaster 1 British Nuclear Fuels 2 AWE plc 1 Gardiner & Theobald 1 TI Group 1 British Aerospace 3 Devonport Management Ltd. 1 Simmons & Simmons 1 Wragg and Co 1 Defence Acquisition Group 2 PA Consulting Group 1 Dibb, Lupton Alsop 1 Rolls Royce 2 Total 20