§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her Department's policy is on employing secondees from the private sector; how many secondees from the(a) private and (b) public sectors her Department employed in each year since 1997; from which companies and organisations they were seconded; at what level they were employed; and if she will make a statement. [127067]
§ Mr. CabornThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport welcomes inward interchange from both the private and public sectors in our areas of responsibility. It enables us to build effective relationships through sharing and exchanging people, ideas and expertise and also fosters a more diverse environment in which we can draw on the experience and ideas of people from a wide range of backgrounds.
The Department has had no members of staff seconded from the private sector since May 1997.
The information in respect of secondees from the public sector is contained in the following table. Grades are given in the old unified grading system.
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Date started Secondment>from Grade 1997 NDPB HEO/SEO 1998 Local authority Principal Eastern Arts SCS Arts Council for England EO Arts Council for England Principal
Date started Secondment>from Grade PACE HEO/SEO Comm. for Architecture and Built Environment HEO/SEO English Sports Council HEO/SEO 1999 Local Government Association Principal National Heritage Memorial Fund EO English Heritage Principal National Heritage Memorial Fund EO National Heritage Memorial Fund EO National Heritage Memorial Fund HEO/SEO National Heritage Memorial Fund EO National Heritage Memorial Fund HEO/SEO 2000 French Government Principal London borough grants Principal British Library AA/AO 2001 Oxford city council Principal British Library EO Prince's Trust HEO/SEO English Heritage EO National Campaign for Arts EO Comm. for Architecture and Built Environment EO 2002 Sport England Principal Comm. for Health Improvement HEO/SEO British Museum HEO/SEO Hackney council HEO/SEO British Library HEO/SEO Arts Council EO National Lottery Commission Principal British Museum HEO/SEO 2003 English Heritage EO English Heritage HEO/SEO V & A Museum EO Historic Manuscripts Commission EO English Heritage EO