Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 March 2000. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2000 on behalf of the Leader of the House of Commons.

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Question: To ask the President of the Council, how much Price Waterhouse is being paid to headhunt applicants for the post of chairman of the Appointments Commission. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the President of the Council how much Price Waterhouse is being paid to headhunt applicants for the post of chairman of the Appointments Commission. [112817] Mrs. Beckett: There is no single identifiable cost payable to PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive Search and Selection solely for the "headhunting" of the chairman. The cost for recruiting the whole Commission will be £52,000 plus expenses and VAT. Advertising costs will be in addition to this.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 345 c784W; 112817
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: House of Lords Appointments Commission Recruitment Public appointments PwC
Contains statistics: Yes