§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [31772]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyIn respect of the former Welsh Office (up to June 1999): figures are not available for 1998–99; there was one secondment to the private sector and 30 secondments to the public sector in 1999–2000.
In respect of the Wales Office (since July 1999): there were no secondments in 1999–2000; there have been two secondments to the public sector in 2001–02.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the names of staff who have been seconded to his 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 grades within his Department, (c) the organisation responsible for paying their salary and (d) the start and end dates of their secondment. [35832]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 12 February 2002]: Figures are not available for 1997–98.
For 1998–99—Nil.
For 1999–2000 there were three people seconded to the Welsh Office (up to 30 June 1999) from the private sector.
For 2000–01 and 2001–02 there were no staff seconded to the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales from the private sector.