§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [123457]
§ Dr. HowellsFrom the information that is held centrally within the Department, the details we have on outward secondments are as follows:
DTI Outward secondments from 1 May 1997–30 April 1998
25 outward secondments, made up of:
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- 3 @ R6
- 1 @ R7
- 9 @ R8
- 1 @ R9
- 9 @ R10
- 1 @ Fast stream
- 1 @ Senior Civil Service.
DTI outward secondments from 1 May 1997–30 April 1998 Company name Grade Length Cambs Tech R8 10 months Nat West R7 4 months Warwick Manufacturing Group R10 8 months London First Centre R10 1 year 11 months Business Link Sussex R10 8 months Mobil North Sea Ltd. R10 6 months SMMT Industry Forum R10 3 years BG Plc R10 2 years 2 months Nat West R8 5 months Mezzo Studios R6 6 months Sheffield Tec R10 6 months Independent Television Commission R10 1 year 8 months Northern Development Company R8 5 months British Footwear Association R8 2 years 3 months Chemical Industries Association R10 2 years 2 months MG Telecommunications R6 4 months Northern Development Company R9 4 months European Bank for Reconstruction and Development R8 6 months INWARD R8 6 months Sachetpack Ltd. R8 3 months British Standards Institute R8 2 years BP Exploration FS 4 months Ernst and Young R8 7 months British Council Kuala Lumpur R6 6 months Lloyds TSB Group SCS 6 months DTI Outward secondments from 1 May 1998–30 April 1999
19 outward secondments, made up of:
- 1 @ R6
- 1 @ R7
- 5 @ R8
- 1 @ R9
- 6 @ R10
- 3 @ R11
- 1 @ Fast stream
- 1 @ Senior Civil Service.
DTI Outward secondments from 1 May 1998–30 April 1999 Company name Grade Length British Standards Institute R10 1 year 3 months Financial Services Authority R10 6 months Committee for Middle East Trade R8 6 months Financial Services Authority R10 5 months Interregnum Venture Marketing R11 1 year 1 month Financial Reporting Council SCS 4 years 9 months Action 2000 R10 1 year 8 months London Chamber of Commerce and Industry R6 9 months Nat West FS 4 months National Physical Laboratory R11 2 years British Industries Printing Federation R7 6 months Action 2000 R11 1 year 3 months The Centre for Tomorrow's Company R9 1 year 5 months Asia House R8 2 years SITPRO R10 3 years Pritchitt Foods R8 2 months British Executive Service Overseas R8 1 year BG Plc R10 1 year 3 months Latin American Trade Advisory Group R8 7 months DTI Outward secondments from 1 May 1999–30 April 2000
25 outward secondments, made up of:
- 3 @ R6
- 2 @ R7
- 7 @ R8
- 2 @ R9
- 5 @ R10
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- 1 @ Fast stream
- 1 @ Senior Civil Service
DTI outward secondments from 1 May 1999—30 April 2000 Company name Grade Length BP Gas Marketing Ltd. FS 6 months The ILB Partnership Ltd. R6 6 months Pritchitt Foods R10 7 months Times Newspaper R10 1 year Partnership Sourcing Ltd. R10 1 year London Chamber of Commerce and Industry R6 1 year ICL R7 2 years ICL R7 2 years The British Council R8 2 years Civil Service Sports Council R8 3 years University for Industry R11 3 years British Invisibles R10 2 years Manchester City Council SCS 5 years Confederation of British Industry R9 1 year Eureka Secretariat R9 2 years British Standards Institute R10 2 years Gas Consumer Council R11 7 months British Standards Institute R8 2 years China Britain Business Council R6 2 years Gas Industry Safety Group R11 1 year 3 months G. F. Design R8 1 year University for Industry R11 1 year 6 months BP Amoco Plc R8 8 months Enterprising Britain Ltd. R8 1 year 8 months Gas Consumer Council R8 7 months