Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 1 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2002. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2002 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff were seconded between (a) PWC Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst & Young, (c) Deloitte & Touche, (d) KPMG and (e) Andersen and his Department in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available.

Answer: Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff were seconded between (a) PWC Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst and Young, (c) Deloitte and Touche, (d) KPMG and (e) Andersen and his Department in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01 and (iii) April 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available. [33870] Dr. John Reid: No staff have been seconded between PWC Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst and Young, Deloitte and Touche, KPMG, and the NIO in 1999-2000, 2000-01, or April 2001 to date.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 33870; 380 c762W;380 c764W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Accountancy Companies Civil servants Government departments Secondment Northern Ireland Office EY PwC KPMG Andersen Consulting Deloitte and Touche
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