Written question asked by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 15 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 1999. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Monday, 22 February 1999 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many civil servants have been seconded from his Department to (a) London First and (b) London First Centre since 1992; and for what purposes. - Inc fig.

Answer: Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many civil servants have been seconded from his Department to (a) London First and (b) London First Centre since 1992; and for what purposes. [72166] Mr. Wills: There have been three members of DTI staff out on secondment to London First Centre at different times since 1992: the first, for six months, on Inward Investment work during the initial months of the London Investment Agency; the second, for two years, as a Project Manager, co-ordinating the Inward Investment Programme by promoting London as a location of excellence to overseas investors; and the third, for two years, as Business Development Manager, particularly identifying Inward Investment from North America.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 326 c98W; 72166
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Civil servants Department of Trade and Industry Government departments Secondment London First London First Centre
Contains statistics: Yes