§ Mr. Matesasked the Paymaster General if he will list the contracts, with the subject of the assignment, awarded
Gross cost1(£ million) First year direct net Exchequer cost per person no longer unemployed Participants 1985–86 1986–87 estimate 1985–86 1986–87 estimate 1985–86 1986–87 estimate Community programme 667 1,038 1,950 2,000 241,000 300,000 Enterprise allowance scheme 104 147 1,800 1,800 60,000 86,000 New workers scheme — 9 — 1,300 — 50,000 Community industry 24 26 1,500 1,550 9,600 9,000 Job release scheme 187 112 1,850 1,850 10,000 12,000 Job-splitting scheme 0.2 1 -150 -150 268 250 1 Excluding administrative costs. YTS is a training measure. The concept of net Exchequer cost per person unemployed is not therefore appropriate. Relevant figures for YTS, including gross cost per annum per filled place, are as follows:
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Gross cost (£ million) Gross cost per annum per filled place (£) Participants 1985–86 1986–87 estimate 1985–86 1986–87 estimate 1985–86 1986–87 estimate YTS 818 891 2,800 2,600 364,000 362,000 to management consultancy or accountancy firms by his Department in 1985, with the name of the consultants concerned.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe following firms were awarded contracts by my Department in 1985:
FIRM AND SUBJECT OF ASSIGNMENT
Tom Critchley Associates
Study on the implications for DE of implementation of recommendations contained in the Multi-departmental review of government purchasing.CURDS Ltd.
- Review of Travel-to-work Areas.
ICL
- Advice on the expansion of the DE data communications network.
ICL
- To provide a Technical Enquiry Service.
LOGICA Ltd.
- Advice on the use of database package for personnel data system.
PROLOG Ltd.
- Advice on the expansion of the DE data communications network.
SIR Inc.
- Advice on use of database package for Family Expenditure Surveys input system.
YALE DATA Ltd.
- For mainframe strategy study.