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Mrs. Gillian Shephard
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many political and personal appointments he has made; and at what cost to public funds. [1582]
Mr. Blunkett
[holding answer 5 June 1997]: With the Prime Minister's approval I have appointed the following special advisers: Conor Ryan, and Sophie Linden (part-time).Their salaries will be paid from public funds.I have also announced the following appointments of recognised experts to advise me and the Department:
- STANDARDS AND EFFECTIVENESS UNIT
- Michael Barber—(Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, London University)
- STANDARDS TASK FORCE
- Tim Brighouse—(Director of Education, Birmingham)
- Chris Woodhead—(Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools)
- NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP ON ADULT LEARNING
- Robert Fryer—(Principal of the Northern College for residential Adult Education, Barnsley)
- Alan Tuckett—(Director of NIACE)
- NUMERACY TASK FORCE
- David Reynolds—(Professor of Education, Newcastle University)
- Martin Armstrong—(Deputy Headteacher, Marlwood School, Gloucestershire)
- Margaret Brown—(Professor of Mathematics, King's College, London)
- David Burghes—(Professor of Education, University of Exeter) Margaret Dawes—(KPMG)
- Patricia Petch—(Chair, National Governors Council)
- Carol Robinson—(Headteacher, William Ford Primary School, Barking and Dagenham)
- Anita Straker—(Director, National Numeracy Project)
- Anne Waterhouse—(Headteacher, Ormskirk Asmall County Primary School, Ormskirk, Lancashire)
The salary of Professor Barber will be reimbursed from public funds. I will provide the information on the total costs to the Department when agreement has been reached with the special advisers on their precise employment terms.