HC Deb 24 June 2004 vol 422 c1536W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many staff in his Department and its agencies were seconded from the(a) private and (b) academic sector in each of the last three years. [175368]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The number of secondments from the private and academic sector for each year from April 2002 is:

April to March Private Sector Academic Sector
2002–03 6 34
2003–04 7 29

Information for April 2001 to March 2002 is not available in the form requested.