Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 May 2000. It was answered by Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 May 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) the commercial companies which have paid staff on secondment to his Department and (b) the projects on which each secondee is working. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) the commercial companies which have paid staff on secondment to his Department and (b) the projects on which each secondee is working. [122909] Ms Stuart: Interchange is a key component of the reform agenda. The Modernising Government White Paper committed us to increasing interchange, in particular by bringing in more people on secondment and sending more people out. Secondments and attachments are part of the Interchange Initiative which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. All sectors of the economy are involved: voluntary, education, health, public and private. Central records are held on five secondments from the private sector. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Company Project British Airways Organisational Development Deloitte and Touche Private Finance Initiative Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd. Private Finance Initiative Herbert Smith Private Finance Initiative Macfarlanes Private Finance Initiative _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 122909; 350 c423-4W;350 c425-6W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Companies Government departments Staff Secondment Department of Health Interchange initiative
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk