§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what secondments(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte and Touche, (c) Ernst and Young and (d) KPMG have made to his Department since 2001; for what (i) periods and (ii) tasks the secondments were made; whether secondments of staff from his Department have been made to those firms; and for what (A) periods and (B) tasks. [156919]
§ Maria EagleSecondments are part of the Interchange Initiative which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. Before an Interchange can occur all parties must be satisfied that no conflict of interest arises.
The available information is in the tables. Information for 2003–04 is not yet available.
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Secondments to DWP Company Number Period Tasks PricewaterhouseCoopers 0 — — Deloitte and Touche 0 — — Ernst and Young 0 — — KPMG 1 3 October 2002 to 6 June 2003 Head of the National Employment Panel's
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Secondments from DWP Company Number Period Tasks PricewaterhouseCoopers 0 — — Deloitte and Touche 165 2001–02 Piloting welfare to work reform options for clients of working age, as part of the One project. Deloitte and Touche 1 1 April 2002–10 May 2002 Piloting welfare to work reform options for clients of working age, as part of the One project. Ernst and Young 0 — — KPMG 0 — —