Departmental Finance Directors

Chris Huhne
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the (a) name, (b) professional and academic qualifications and (c) relevant experience are of the finance director of her Department.

Vera Baird
The information is as follows:

(a) The Director General of Finance at the Department for Constitutional Affairs is Ms. Barbara Moorhouse.

(b) Ms. Moorhouse holds an MA in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford university and is a chartered management accountant. She is an associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and of the Financial Reporting and Review Panel. From 1996-2002 she was a member of CIMA Council.

(c) Ms. Moorhouse was appointed in March 2005. She has previously held a number of senior financial, strategic and commercial roles in multinational companies.