HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c769W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff in his Department have been seconded to jobs in the(a) private and (b) public sector in each of the last four years. [31773]

Dr. John Reid

The number of staff who have been seconded to the private and public sector in the last four years is as follows:

Year Private sector Public sector Total
1997–98 1 46 47
1998–99 2 5 7
1999–2000 5 6 11
2000–01 3 4 7