Lord Birt (Hansard, 16 January 2002)

HC Deb 16 January 2002 vol 378 cc311-2W 311W

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the projects worked upon by Lord Birt, pursuant to his recent appointment. [27534]

§ The Prime Minister
Lord Birt provides me and other Cabinet Ministers with long-term internal strategic analysis and policy thinking.
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§ Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 819W, what qualities he identified in Lord Birt that led him to appoint him to analyse the country's transport problems. [27524]

§ The Prime Minister
As I said in my earlier answer, I appointed Lord Birt as unpaid strategy adviser because of his extensive experience of strategy formulation in both the public and private sectors.