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Department for Business and Trade: Secondment

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4243

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.

Answered by Kate Dearden

We confirm that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) holds information in scope of your request. Please find the names of the organisations below:

  • Bank of England
  • Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • GCHQ
  • GMCA
  • High Value Manufacturing Catapult
  • House of Lords
  • Independent Office for Police Conduct
  • Invest Northern Ireland
  • Kings College London
  • Leeds University Business School
  • London School of Economics
  • Marine Management Organisation
  • MBDA
  • New Philanthropy Capital
  • Northern Ireland Civil Service
  • NPL Management Limited
  • Ove Arup and Partners
  • QinetiQ
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Scottish Enterprise
  • Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC)
  • The Alan Turing Institute
  • The Financial Reporting Council
  • The Manufacturing Technology Centre
  • Thurrock Authority
  • UCL
  • UK Government Investments
  • UK Research and Innovation
  • UKCRIC
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Sheffield
  • University of York

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