§ Hywel WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many secondments there were from his Department to a business in the private sector; how many secondments there have been from the private sector to his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will provide a list of the companies involved and the location of the companies. [8346]
§ Mr. Paul MurphySince 1 July 1999, my Department's staff have been seconded from the National Assembly for Wales and have access to the full range of development opportunities offered to Assembly employees, including secondment to businesses in the private sector. Given this arrangement, it is not practicable to attribute individual outward secondments to the Wales Office. There have been no inward secondments from the private sector to the Wales Office.
493WCentral records of secondments to and from the former Welsh Office are available only from January 1998. Between that date and 30 June 1999, there was one outward secondment to the New Millennium Company, which commenced in September 1998 and one inward secondment from King Sturge, which commenced in December 1998. Specific locations have not been recorded.