§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [35836]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 12 February 2002]: Secondments and attachments 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.
Details of secondments from the private sector commencing in the years shown are in the table.
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Dates Companies seconded from: Civil service grade Job title Section seconded to: Summary of work undertaken September 1999 to December 2001 British Airways SCS Branch Head Organisational Development Developing the Department's capacity to change in order to deliver Minister's priorities and to be recognised as a leader in civil service reform July 1999 to April 2000 Addleshaw Booth & Co. The secondees to the Private Finance Unit of the NHS Executive are equivalent to civil service grade IP4 and titled 'Consultant'. Secondees to the Private Finance Unit of the NHS Executive advise NHS trusts on legal and financial aspects of PFI contracts. October 1999 to October 2000 Deloitte & Touche November 1999 to January 2001 Taylor Woodrow December 1999 to August 2000 Herbert Smith March 2000 to July 2000 MacFarlanes July 2000 to April 2001 Capsticks August 2000 to September 2001 Walker Morris August 2000 to July 2001 Beachcroft Wansborough October 2000 to October 2001 Ernst & Young January 2001 to December 2001 KPMG May 2001 to July 2001 Berwin Leighton September 2001 to September 2002 Hornergold & Hills November 2001 to November 2002 Grant Thornton December 2001 to November 2002 Deloitte & Touche January 2002 to July 2002 AMEC February 2002 to August 2002 Eversheds Note:
For the secondees to the Private Finance Unit the Department of Health negotiates a reimbursement fee with the individual company to cover the period of the secondment.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were seconded between(a) PWC Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst & Young, (c) Deloitte & Touche, (d) KPMG and (e) Andersen and his Department in (i) 1999–2000, (ii) 2000–01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available. [33867]
§ Ms BlearsInterchange is a key component of the reform agenda. The Modernising Government White Paper committed us to increasing Interchange, in particular by bringing in more people on secondment and sending more of our people out. Secondments and attachments are part of the Interchange Initiative, which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. All sectors of the economy are involved: voluntary, education, health, public and private.
Centrally held records indicate that the following secondments have taken place:
1999–2000
A Secondment from Deloitte Touche to the Department of Health, providing advice to NHS Trusts on legal and financial aspects of PFI contracts.2000–01
Three secondments from, respectively, Deloitte Touche, Ernst and Young, and KPMG. In addition there was a reciprocal secondment ("Job swap") from Deloitte & Touche to the Department of Health, with the Deloitte & Touche secondee to the Department being involved in developing PH policy and approving schemes. The Department of Health secondee to Deloitte Touche is involved with various NHS Health related projects and research work.