HC Deb 06 June 1991 vol 192 cc282-5W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount spent by his Department in the 1990–91 financial year on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; and if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm, the subject of the assignment and, if appropriate, the executive agency for which the contract was carried out.

Mr. Heseltine

The total spent by my Department, excluding PSAS, on management and computer consultancies was £9.1 million.

The contracts let were:

Consultant and Project
Action Based Learning Teamworking/leadership course
Action Resource Centre Private Sector secondments to City Action Teams
Allan Jones Associates Representations to Cheshire Structure Plan
Allot and Lomax European Construction Code
Almondhall Computer Staff Business Model: Planning Inspectorate
BDO Binder Hamlyn Grant Redemption Fund
BIS Applied Systems North Sea Database
Blackwater Valley Training Stress Management
Bradshaw, Buckton and Ton European Construction Codes
Building Construction Information Service Tender price indices
Centre for Transport Studies Review of transport [Building Research Establishment]
Chapman Hendy Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust
Computer People (St. Albans) Bookshop system [BRE]
Comshare Local authority statistics
Consultants in Environmental Sciences Cleaning agents; coastal discharges
Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte PSA privatisation
Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Uniface
Debenham, Tewson and Chinnocks Regents Park Zoo
Denis Mills Associates BSI building code
Denis Walker Associates Human resources development [Historic Royal Palaces Agency]
Develin and Ptnrs Positive resource management [BRE]
Edmond Shipway and Partners City grant monitoring
Electoral Reform Society Hull shadow Housing Action Trust
Elmcroft Consulting Accounting support: Property Holdings
Elvendon Press Wood preservatives
Ernst and Young Local authority and housing association management and maintenance grant
Flint Neill Partners BSI building code
Food Service Associates Office restaurant
Hanlon Computer Systems Inter-departmental urban database
Healey and Baker Disposal of New Town assets
Hull City Council Housing Action Trust team
ICL Estates database
Imperial War Museum Staff inspection of the Royal Armouries
Infodoc BSI building code
Infologistix Translation service; software evaluation
ISMA Consultants Computer risk analysis
Jonathan Coates and Associates Time management course
John Knapton Engineers BSI building code
Kermon Management Consultants Network infrastructure project
Kidson Impey Local authority waste disposal companies
King's College, London Design improvement controlled experiment
KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Recruitment of professional staff to HMIP

KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Review of Housing Corporation
KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Performance measurements
KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Management accounting systems [HRPA]
Land and Urban Analysis Employment densities
Logica Shellware: HMIP
Logica Technical assurance: local authority statistics
Management Development Consultants Financial training [BRE]
MCP Management Consultants Organisation and staffing of QEII conference centre
Mindworks Financial monitoring system
MORI Barriers against uptake of unleaded petrol
Mouncey and Partners IT strategy: Property Holdings
Mouncey and Partners Systems analysis: HMIP
NIFES Consultancy Energy Conservation [BRE]
Orchard Partners BSI building code
PA Consulting Royal Armouries investment appraisal
PA Consulting Neighbourhood renewal manual
PA Consulting Network infrastructure project
PA Consulting Security review of INFORM system [BRE]
Parker Bowers Teambuilding course
PE International IT support to the Government Car Service
Peter Peregrinus Ltd. Register of research
Phronesis Consulting IT advice to senior management: Property Holdings
PIC Services Southwark Housing Action Trust
Price Waterhouse Performance measures
Price Waterhouse Finance training
Price Waterhouse Management accounting system
Price Waterhouse English House Condition Survey
Price Waterhouse Estates database
Ray Hullcoop Associates BSI building code
Rofe Kennard and Lapworth Technical audit of water companies
Safe Neighbourhood Unit Estate Action
Saxton Bamfylde Executive recruitment
Shanklan Cox Rural recycling
Signal UK Database archiving for Private Office
Smith Associates Climate change parameters
Softlab SSADM training: Planning Inspectorate
Spicer and Oppenheim Management of INFORM [BRE]
Technical Advisory Service Standards European Construction Code
Touche Ross Accounting study: Property Holdings
Touche Ross Interface study: Property Holdings
Touche Ross IT accountancy: Planning Inspectorate
Tropix Photography Estate Action photography
Tuffin, Ferraby and Taylor Works and maintenance services [HRPA]
Turner and Townsend City Grant monitoring
University of Newcastle BSI building code
VNG Conversion of local office systems: Property Holdings
Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board Certificate of Technical Competence
Watson Hawksley Technical audits of water companies
Women's Self-Defence Association Self defence for trainers
World Systems Training for HMIP
Worthy, K Management accounting system

W S Atkins Parliamentary works information management
W S Atkins Fuel branch IT
W S Atkins Specification for replacement computer systems: Property Holdings
W S Atkins Business assurance: HMIP