§ Mr. BaconTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry who the Finance Director of(a) the Department, (b) UK Trade and Investments Service, (c) Postal Services Commission, (d) Ofgem, (e) Office of Fair Trading and (f) Export Credits Guarantee Department is; what accountancy qualifications each Director holds; and on how many occasions there has been a qualified opinion on (i) the resource accounts and (ii) other accounts of each in the last five years. [183454]
§ Ms HewittThe Finance Director for the Department of Trade and Industry is David Evans, and he is a Doctor of Philosophy. He does not hold a CCAB qualification. There has not been a qualified audit opinion to the Department's resource and other accounts in the last five years.
The Finance Director for UK Trade and Investments Service is Susan Haird. She has an MA in Economics and Modern History and does not hold a CCAB qualification. There have been no qualifications to the resource accounts in the last five years. The appropriation account for 2000–01 received an excess vote qualification.
The Finance Director of the Export Credit Guarantees Department is Ian Dickson. He is a qualified accountant and is a member of the following accountancy bodies: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. There have been no qualifications to the resource or other accounts in the last five years.
The Postal Services Commission, Ofgem and the Office of Fair Trading have elected to respond to the Member directly.