§ Ms AbbottTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the(a) accountancy firms and (b) merchant banks to which his Department awarded private consultancy work in 1992 and 1993, together with a list of the consultancies concerned and the amount paid.
§ Mr. EggarMy Department does not classify consultancy contracts in terms of the type of organisations awarded them and the information requested cannot be provided other than at disproportionate cost.