§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff from his Department were seconded to private sector companies in(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999 and (c) May 1999 to April 2000; and if he will list in each case the companies to which staff were sent, the names and ranks of the staff involved and the duration of the secondment. [123428]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 24 May 2000]: Information, by financial year, on personnel on secondment to the private sector from my Department is as follows.1