§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the senior members of his Department's staff who have been seconded to(a) UK and (b) non-UK companies in (i) 1995–96 and (ii) 1996–97; what posts they held in his Department; what was the cost to his Department of the secondments; and if he will make a statement. [127231]
§ Dr. MoonieDetails of Ministry of Defence senior civil servants seconded to companies in 1995–96 and 1996–97 and the costs to the Ministry of Defence are given as follows.
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1995–96 Company Role in MOD prior to secondment Cost British Railways Board—(UK)1 Secretariat to the Adjutant General £15,000 Docklands Light Railway Ltd.—(UK)1 Director IT (Policy) Nil—fully funded by DLR Opportunities for People with Disabilities1 Assistant Director, Ship Refitting £60,000 (approximate annual cost) Raytheon (non-UK)1 Director (Commercial) Defence Export Services Organisation Nil—fully funded by Raytheon 1These secondments continued into 1996–97
1996–97 Company Role in MOD Cost Avery Berkel—(UK) Directorate (Finance and Secretariat) Weapons and Electronic Systems Nil—fully funded by Avery Berkel BAe—(UK) Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement (Support) Nil—fully funded by BAe