§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what secondments(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte & Touche, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) KPMG have made to his Department since 2001; for what (i) periods and (ii) tasks the secondments were made; whether secondments of staff from his Department have been made to those firms; and for what (A) periods and (B) tasks. [156923]
§ Mr. McNultySecondments are part of the Interchange Initiative, which promotes the exchange of people and good practice between the Civil Service and other organisations. Before an Interchange can occur all parties must be satisfied that no conflict of interest arises.
The Department for Transport was formed on 29 May 2002. All information dates from 29 May 2002.
According to Department records, there have been no secondments of staff from Department for Transport to these firms.
According to Department records, there has been one secondment into the Department for Transport from these firms:
- 1 Grade: SCS Band: SCSPB
- Organisation: Ernst & Young
- Host: Transport Finance Directorate
- Post held: Assistant to Corporate Finance Advisor
- Start: 19 January 2004
- End: January 2005