§ Dr. CableTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the names of staff who have been seconded to his Department from the private sector since May 1997, indicating(a) the names of the organisation from which each has come, (b) their responsibilities and civil service grades within his Department, (c) the organisation responsible for paying their salary and (d) the start and end dates of their secondment. [35842]
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§ Mr. LeslieSecondments are part of the interchange programme, 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 secondees to the Cabinet Office, in the table, between May 1997 and 1 February 2002, worked in a variety of jobs from Cabinet Office B2 (equivalent to Higher Executive officer) to the senior civil service. They worked in a wide range of areas where we could benefit from their knowledge and expertise from the private sector.
Completed secondments into the Cabinet Office from the private sector from May 1997 Personal grade Start date Loaned organisation Termination date SCS 1997 Alexander Blackford Communications 1999 A 9 November 1998 National Westminster Bank 9 November 1999 SCS-4 1 January 1999 Andersen Consulting 31 December 2000 A 4 January 1999 PricewaterhouseCooper 31 August 2000 SCS-1 4 May 1999 Oracle 30 April 2001 A 10 May 1999 BT 5 May 2000 A 17 May 1999 KPMG 30 June 2001 A June 1999 PricewaterhouseCoopers 2000 A 23 August 1999 Frontier Economics Ltd. 31 December 1999 A 9 September 1999 BT 28 July 2000 A 27 September 1999 Carillion 19 October 2001 A 27 September 1999 KPMG 12 May 2000 A 4 October 1999 Wragg and Co. 24 February 2000 SCS-1 25 October 1999 Unilever 19 October 2001 A 6 December 1999 Andersen Consulting 21 July 2000 A 6 December 1999 Hay Management Consultants 17 May 2000 A 13 December 1999 Microsoft Ltd. 21 July 2000 A 10 January 2000 PricewaterhouseCoopers 10 January 2002 A 7 February 2000 Zurich Financial Services 7 April 200 A 17 April 2000 Hay Management Consultants 28 July 2000 B2 27 March 2000 British Airways 23 March 2001 A 3 July 2000 Energis 31 October 2000 SCS-3 18 September 2000 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 16 March 2001 A 21 November 2000 GlaxoSmithKline 30 June 2001 Source
Central Cabinet Office records
Secondees currently in the Cabinet Office from the private sector Personal grade Start date Loaned organisation A 9 November 1999 Marks and Spencer plc SCS-1 13 March 2000 Sun Microsystems B2 16 October 2000 BUPA B2 29 January 2001 Environmental Resources Management Ltd. A 2 April 2001 Ford Motor Company A 23 April 2001 KPMG A 23 April 2001 Worksystems Inc. SCS-1 4 June 2001 Oxera Consulting Ltd. A 18 June 2001 Oracle A 16 July 2001 Attfield James Ltd. A 25 June 2001 Financial Times A 1 October 2001 Arthur Andersen A 1 August 2001 Bates, Wells and Braithwaite A 3 October 2001 PriceWaterhouseCoopers A 22 October 2001 Unilever SCS-1 1 November 2001 ICI A 19 November 2001 Accenture A 3 January 2002 KPMG B2 3 January 2002 KPMG Source:
Central Cabinet Office records
562WI am not prepared to identify individual secondees by name or responsibilities for reasons of employee confidentiality. Secondees are employed on the basis that they can contribute valuable expertise and good practice to the civil service, and on the basis that no conflict of interest arises. Where appropriate, their names are published in directories such as the Civil Service Year Book, as are those of permanent staff. But they are not separately identified as being on secondment.
In all cases agreements are reached with the parent organisation on the salary reimbursed by the Cabinet Office to ensure it fall in the civil service pay range appropriate to the post.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff were seconded between(a) BP, (b) Shell, (c) Enron, (d) Exxon-Mobil, (e) Conoco,(f) Texaco and(g) TotalFinaElf and his Department in (i) 1999–2000, (ii) 2000–01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available. [33214]
§ Mr. LeslieDuring the period 1 April 1999 to 1 February 2002 there were no secondees into or out of the Cabinet Office from: BP, Shell, Enron, Exxon-Mobil, Conoco, Texaco or TotalFinaElf.