HC Deb 15 April 2003 vol 404 cc44-5W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many individuals have been seconded to his Department from(a) the private sector, (b) NGOs and (c) other, in each case listing (i) from which organisation and (ii) dates of secondments, in 2002–03. [108083]

Mr. Alexander

There were 20 individuals seconded to the Cabinet Office in 2002–3. (a) seven individuals were seconded from the Private Sector;(b) eight individuals were seconded from NGOs; and (c) five individuals were seconded from other organisations.

The organisations and dates of secondments are as follows:

Organisation Dates of secondments
Accenture September 2002—September 2004
Addenbrooke NHS Trust August 2002—November 2002
Adult Learning Inspectorate November 2002—March 2003
Arthur Andersen June 2002—December 2002
Audit Commission June 2002–August 2003
August 2002—November 2002
September 2002—March 2003
September 2002—September 2003
November 2002—October 2003
February 2003—May 2003
BSkyB February 2003—February 2004
Deloitte & Touche July 2002—January 2003
London borough of Newham July 2002—April 2004
Metropolitan police November 2002—May 2003
MORI Research Institute January 2003—April 2003
North Hertfordshire district council October 2002—March 2003
Privy Council Office, Canada February 2002—September 2003
Skillmind Consultancy October 2002—April 2004
Unilever January 2003—December 2005
University of Bristol July 2002—June 2003

Dr. Cable

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many civil servants have been seconded from his Department to(a) the private sector, (b) NGOs and (c) other, broken down by (i) grade of civil servants seconded, (ii) location and (iii) dates of secondments, in each year since 1997–98. [108084]

Mr. Alexander

In 1999–2000 there were no secondments from the Cabinet Office.

In 2000–01 there were two secondments from the Cabinet Office, one to the private sector and one to an "other" organisation.

In 2001–02 there were nine secondments from the Cabinet Office, all to 'other' organisations.

In 2002–03 there were six secondments from the Cabinet Office, five to 'other' organisations and one to the private sector.

There are no records of secondments from the Cabinet Office to the private sector, NGOs or 'other' organisations prior to March 1999. The following table contains information from April 1999 to March 2003.

Grades Location Dates of secondments
Year 1999–2000
Nil
Year 2000–01
A Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government November 2000 to October 2001
A Capita January 2000 to January 2001
Year 2001–02
A Rathbones Charity February 2001 to September 2002
A Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Albans May 2001 to November 2001
A London Borough of Havering May 2001 to July 2002
A Bilateral Exchange scheme Sweden May 2001 to September 2001
A National Trust August 2001 to November 2002
B Fast Stream National Assembly for Wales August 2001 to September 2002
B2 Elizabeth Fitzroy Homes December 2001 to December 2002
B1 Public Admin Unit Rome January 2002 to October 2002
A Austrian Civil Service February 2002 to?
Year 2002–03
A Hampshire County Council May 2002 to November 2002
B2 Prince of Wales Office July 2002 to July 2003
B Fast Stream European Commission Stagiere Scheme September 2002 to March 2003
A Deloitte Consulting November 2002 to November 2003
B2 Kent Local Authority February 2003 to?
A YMCA Training November 2002 to July 2003