§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the professional and other qualifications of the principal finance officer and principal establishment officer for his Department.
§ Mr. David HowellThe principal finance officer for my Department, a deputy secretary, is a graduate of Oxford. He has had experience in a range of finance, and332W finance-related posts at senior level, including the finance and investment programmes of nationalised industries; he has been head of the transport policy review unit, and was head of the management review of the Departments of Transport and the Environment. Earlier he had served for a term with Her Majesty's Treasury. In addition to being principal finance officer, he has responsibility for policy on driver and vehicle licensing, safety and international transport.
The principal establishment officer for my Department, a deputy secretary—an appointment in common with the Department of the Environment—is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He has had experience in a wide range of posts at senior level, including a period as head of the central policy and resources directorate of DOE, during which he was also a principal finance officer.