HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 cc28-9W
Annabelle Ewing

To 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. Caborn

The 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.

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