HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 c19W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of staff were employed by his Department on secondment from non-governmental organisations in(a)1999, (b)2000 and (c)2001. [45225]

Dr. Moonie

The numbers of individuals on secondment from outside the public sector to the Ministry of Defence in each of the years specified are set out in the table:

Number
1999 22
2000 27
2001 24

In total this represents 44 individuals, as a number of the secondments spanned more than one year.