HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc393-4W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many members of staff were employed by her Department on secondment from non-Governmental organisations in(a)1999, (b)2000 and (c)2001. [45231]

Ms Hewitt

The numbers of inward secondments commenced, continued or completed in each of the years requested are:

Period Number
1 April 1999–31 March 2000 163
1 April 2000–31 March 2001 176
1 April 2001–28 February 2002 158

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff in her Department have been seconded to jobs in the(a)private and (b)public sector in each of the last four years. [31769]

Ms Hewitt

I refer the hon. Member to the information given by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister on 7 February 2002,Official Report, column 1130W, which gave these details for all Departments.

Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if she will list the names of staff who have been seconded to her Department from the private sector since May 1997, indicating(a)the names of the organisation from which each has come, (b)their responsibilities and civil service grade within her Department and (c)the organisation responsible for paying their salary; [32550]

(2) if she will list the secondees to her Department from the private sector and their roles. [32553]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 1 February 2002]:The information requested was last provided on 28 June 2001, Official Report, column 143W in answer to a question from the hon. Member for Northampton, South. I have placed in the Libraries of both Houses the original table as at 28 June 2001 and an update to that information showing all secondees into my Department since then. The table shows the name of each secondee, the company from which they have come, the grade of the post which they are filling in the Department, the Directorate in which they are working, the period of their secondment and a brief description of their duties. In all cases secondees are paid by their employing company.

It is not possible for me to give this information on all secondees from May 1997 onwards as the non-disclosure provisions of the Data Protection Act prevent me from doing so without the express consent of the individuals concerned.