Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a list of all secondees to her Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what the role was of each of those secondees.

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has not employed any secondees from consulting firms in the last three financial years.

From Financial Year 2014/15 to date, the GEO has worked with consulting firms on two occasions to support Ministers’ objectives to eliminate the Gender Pay Gap, and on these occasions at no cost to the public purse.

In November 2014, Ernst and Young hosted the launch of the annual “Think, Act, Report” publication on the Gender Pay Gap, at no cost to the GEO. More information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nicky-morgan-speaks-at-think-act-report-progress-report-launch.

In May 2016 Deloitte produced a case study on “Think, Act, Report”, at no cost to the GEO. More information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/deloitte-case-study.