Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 30 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2002. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Thursday, 7 February 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff were seconded between (a) BP, (b) Shell, (c) Enron, (d) Exxon-Mobil, (e) Conoco, (f) Texaco and (g) TotalFinaElf and his Department in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available. - Including figures.

Answer: Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff were seconded between (a) BP, (b) Shell, (c) Enron, (d) Exxon- Mobil, (e) Conoco, (f) Texaco and (g) TotalFinaElf and his Department in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available. [33202] Mr. MacShane: Three FCO officers were seconded to BP during 1999-2000, one officer from 2000-01 and one officer from 2001 to present date. A representative from Shell has been seconded to our embassy in Tripoli from June 2001 to June 2002 under the short-term business attachment scheme (STBAS). No officers were seconded to/from Enron, Exxon-Mobil, Conoco, Texaco or TotalFinaElf.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 33202; 379 c1080W;379 c1074W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Companies Civil servants Energy Government departments Industry Oil Secondment Foreign and Commonwealth Office Shell British Petroleum Enron Conoco ExxonMobil TotalFinaElf Texaco
Contains statistics: Yes
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