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Written question asked by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 20 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 November 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Education

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Belfast Education and Library Board paid for the services of a consultant from Pricewaterhouse Coopers to fill its chief financial officer post; and whether the cost was shown in the accounts for 2004–05 submitted to the Department of Education.
Answer

The Board negotiated a secondment from PricewaterhouseCoopers for the period 13 September 2004 to 28 October 2005. In 2004–05, the cost incurred was £38,000. This was included in the 2004–05 accounts. I am told that the cost in 2005–06 is £40,600 and this will again be shown in the year-end accounts for this financial year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21795; 438 c1226W;438 c1224W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Consultants Public appointments Belfast Education and Library Board