House of Lords written question – answered at on 19 January 2011.
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords), Deputy Chairman of Committees, Deputy Speaker (Lords)
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the names of all unpaid advisers to Ministers in the Department for Education.
Lord Hill of Oareford
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
The information for the department is set out below:
| Name | Activity |
| Lord Bew, Chair (Professor of Irish Politics, Queen's University Belfast) | Review of Key Stage 2 Testing and Accountability |
| Helen Clegg-(Head, Shiremoor Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) | |
| Sally Coates (Principal, Burlington Danes Academy, Hammersmith) | |
| Kate Dethridge (Head, Churchend Primary School, Reading) | |
| Lubna Khan (Head, Berrymede Junior School, Ealing) | |
| Ruth Miskin (System expert) | |
| Miriam Rosen (System expert) | |
| Tim Sherriff (Head, Westfield Community School, Wigan) | |
| Greg Wallace (Head, Woodberry Down Community Primary School, Hackney) | |
| Darren Henley (Managing Director of Classic FM) | Review of Music Education |
| Reg Bailey (Chief Executive of the Mothers' Union) | Review of commercialisation and sexualisation of children |
| Local Government Association (LGA) representatives | |
| Margaret Eaton, Chair, LGA | Ministerial Advisory Group on the role of the local authority in relation to education and children's services |
| Shireen Ritchie-Chair, LGA Children and Young People Board | |
| John Merry-Deputy Chair, LGA Children and Young People Board | |
| Helen Johnston-LGA Programme Director, CYP | |
| Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) representatives: | |
| Marion Davis-President, ADCS and Strategic Director of Children, Young People & Families, Warwickshire council | |
| Matt Dunkley-Vice-President ADCS and Director of Children's Services, East Sussex council | |
| Eleanor Schooling-Corporate Director, Children's Services, Islington Council | |
| Peter Dwyer-Director of Adults, Children and Education, York Council | |
| Nick Hudson-Executive Director of CYP Services, Wigan Council | |
| Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) representatives: | |
| Derek Myers-Chairman, SOLACE Board and Chief Executive, Kensington and Chelsea Council | |
| Tony Hunter-Chief Executive, NE Lincolnshire Council | |
| Mark Rogers-Chief Executive, Solihull Council | |
| Caroline Tapster-Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Council | |
| Local Authority representatives: | |
| Nick Cott-Lead Member, Newcastle Council | |
| Gerald Vernon-Jackson-Leader of Portsmouth Council | |
| Peter Dawson-Chairman, Education & Children's Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Wandsworth Council | |
| David Pugh-Leader of Isle of Wight Council | |
| Andrew Povey-Leader, Surrey Council | |
| Graham Wright-Lead Member, Knowsley Council | |
| Schools representatives: | |
| Dame Yasmin Bevan-Denbigh High School, Luton | |
| Daniel Moynihan-The Harris Federation | |
| Simon Rowe-Headteacher, Connaught Primary School, Bristol | |
| Michael Wilkins-Chief Executive & Academy Principal, Outwood Grange Family of Schools, Wakefield | |
| Lucy Heller-ARK Schools | |
| Susan John-Headteacher, Lampton School, Hounslow | |
| Other representatives: | |
| James Kempton-Previously Leader Islington council | |
| Helen Hyde-President, Foundation, Aided Schools and Academies National Association (FASNA) | |
| Bob Reitemeier Children's Society | National Children and Young People's Workforce Partnership (NCWP) |
| Chris Keates NASUWT | |
| Christina McAnea UNISON | |
| Kathryn James NAHT | |
| Doug Nicholls Community & Youth Workers' Union | |
| John Chowcat ASPECT | |
| Fiona Blacke (National Youth Agency) | |
| Enid Hendry (NSPCC) | |
| Stephen Studd (Skills Active) | |
| Jan Parkinson (LGE) | |
| Jeremy Todd (Parentline Plus) | |
| Mary McLeod (Family & Parenting Institute) | |
| Susanne Rauprich (National Council for Voluntary Youth Services) | |
| Andrew Christie (Hammersmith and Fulham) : DCS | |
| John Drew (Youth Justice Board) | |
| Graham lxer (General Social Care Council) | |
| Fiona Smith (RCN) | |
| Helen Johnston (LGA) | |
| Anne Longfield (4 Children) | |
| Maggie Jones (Children England) | |
| Steve Alexander (Pre-School Learning Alliance) | |
| Purnima Tanuku (National Day Nurseries Association) | |
| Liz Bayram (National Childminding Association) | |
| Jessica Lee, Family Law Barrister | Adoption Advisory Group |
| Edward Timpson MP | |
| Cllr Elizabeth Campbell, Kensington and Chelsea | |
| Cllr Carol Runciman, Lib Dem representative | |
| Ian Smith, Association of Directors of Children's Services | |
| David Holmes, British Association for Adoption and Fostering | |
| Norman Goodwin, Adoption Matters North West | |
| Chris Smith, Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies | |
| Hugh Thornbury, Action for Children | |
| Shirley Soskin, an adoptive parent | |
| Julian Brazier MP | |
| Jonathan Ewen, Barnardo's | |
| David Norgrove (Chair) | Family Justice Review |
| Shireen Ritchie | |
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No0 people think not
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