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Written question asked by Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 30 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 February 2001. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the secondments from commercial companies to his Department since 1997. - Including list.
Answer

Mr. Charles Kennedy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the secondments from commercial companies to his Department since 1997. [148405] Ms Beverley Hughes: Secondments are part of the Interchange Initiative which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between outside organisations and the Civil Service. All sectors of the economy are involved: Voluntary, Education, Health, Public and Private. 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 of our people out. The commercial companies that have seconded staff to the Department since 1997 are as follows: ABROS AMEC Construction Ltd. Anchor Trust Balfour Beatty Bank of Scotland Bellway Urban Renewal Boots Chemists Bovis Europe British Gas British Telecom Building Research Establishment Ltd. Buro-Happold Consulting Engineers Christiani & Nielsen Civil Aviation Authority Crime Concern Crown House Engineering The Church of England D. A. Dawson & Associates Development Trust Association Digital Futures Drake and Scull Engineering Ltd. EHF NHS Trust English Nature Geoffrey Reid Associates Halcrow Group Hider Institute Of Fiscal Studies IPPR Japanese Construction Industry KPMG Kvaerner Cementation Foundations Kvaerner Construction London Transport Look Ahead Housing and Care Marks and Spencer National Grid National Housing Corporation OPM OVE Arup Robert Gordon University Rothschilds Safe in the City Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd. Unilever Waste Watch Waters Ltd. Wates Construction Ltd.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148405; 362 c451-2W
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Companies Government departments Staff Secondment Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Interchange initiative
Link
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