HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 cc946-7W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the names of staff who have been seconded to her 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 her Department, (c) the organisation responsible for paying their salary and (d) the start and end dates of their secondment. [35839]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 12 February 2002]: Since May 1997 23 staff have been seconded to this Department from the private sector. The following table sets out (a) the names of the relevant private sector organisations, (b) the secondees' responsibilities and their grades, (c) the organisation responsible for paying salary and (d) the start and end date of the secondment.

Inward secondees from private sector from May 1997 to date
Name of parent organisation Responsibilities Grade Funding arrangements Start/end Date
National Westminster Bank Financial and Analytical Services, Adviser on Communications G6 Shared 6/3/2000 to 5/3/2001
Ernst and Young Transforming Secondary Education Delivery, Unit Policy Adviser Consultant DFES 10/1/2000 to 22/12/2000
Nationwide Anglia Building Society People Skills Division, Assistant Director developing the Work-Life Balance Campaign. G7 DfES 5/9/2001 to 4/9/2002
Ernst and Young Teachers Pay and Pensions, Policy adviser Consultant DfES 27/9/2000 to 31/1/2001
Glaxo Wellcome Schools Directorate, Adviser on best practice in Science Adviser Employing Organisation 3/11/1998 to 31/1/2000
National Westminster Bank Business Manager Adviser Shared funding 13/3/2000 to 12/3/2001
Centre for British Teachers Schools Impact and Feedback Division, Policy Adviser G6 DfES 1/4/2001 to 31/3/2004
Price Waterhouse Cooper Surestart Unit, Providing financial and audit advice G7 DfES 1/10/2000 to 30/9/2001
National Westminster Bank Performance and Innovation Unit, Project Manager G7 DfES 6/3/2000 to 23/6/2000
Centre for School Standards Pupil Standards Division, Support on delivery and operational matters. EO DfES 14/1/2002 to 12/7/2002
International Communications Ltd. Lifelong Learning and Technologies Division, Assist with the operation of Learning Direct and the Ufl launch 2000 G6 DfES 1/2/2000 to 31/3/2001
Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research Research for Analytical Services SRO DfES 6/1/1997 to 21/10/1997

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many staff in her Department have been seconded to jobs in the(a) private and (b) public sector in each of the last four years. [31768]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 7 February 2002,Official Report, columns 1129–30W.