HC Deb 30 April 2003 vol 404 c394W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many individuals have been seconded to her 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 each year since 2000. [108079]

Clare Short

The following statistics relate to secondments started in each financial year.

Seconded to Dfid Private Sector NGO Other Organisations Total
2000–01 1 1 Other Government Dept 1
2001–02 1 6 1 International Alert 7
2 Other Government Dept
1 Metropolitan Police
1 Crown Agents
2 European Commission
2002–03 15 14 Other Government Dept 15
1 European Commission
2003–04 1 1 1 Rio Tinto 2
1 Other Government Dept

Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many civil servants have been seconded from her 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. [108080]

Clare Short

The following statistics relate to secondments started in each financial year. The statistics for years 1998–99 to 2000–01 are based on annual returns to Cabinet Office, and detailed information on location is not available in these returns.

Dates Private Sector NGO Other Location Grades Total
1997–98 1 Band A: 2 2
1998–99 Band A: 9 10
2 Band B: 1
1999–2000 SCS: 2 10
Band A: 8
2000–01 SCS: 4 16
Band A: 10
Band B: 2
2001–02 1 29 England: 5 SCS: 3 30
Scotland: 1 Band A: 25
Wales: 1 Band B: 2
N. Ireland: 0
EC: 10
Other: 13
2002–03 1 39 England: 14 SCS: 7 40
Scotland: 1 Band A: 24
Wales: 1 Band B: 7
N. Ireland: 0 3 Band C: 2
EC: 8
Other: 16
2003–04 3 England: 2 Band A: 2 3
Scotland: 0 Band B: 1
Wales: 0
N. Ireland: 0
Other: 1
1 Band A = SEO-G6
2 Band B = EO/HEO
3Band C = AA/AO