§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list the employees from private industry seconded to the Cabinet Office, indicating the names of their employers and the terms and length of their secondment.[124791]
§ Marjorie MowlamThe Cabinet Office has a long standing practice of taking a small number of secondees from the private sector. This important activity underpins the Government's commitment to developing a modern, flexible, outward focused Civil Service.
There are currently seven secondees from private industry to the Cabinet Office. There are four two-year secondees, one each from Carillion and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and two from Unilever. There are two one-year secondees, one each from Oracle and British Airways, and one secondee from Microsoft who is with us for eight months.
In all cases agreements are reached with the external organisation to ensure that the salary reimbursed by the Cabinet Office falls within the Civil Service pay range appropriate to the post.