§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many contracts and for what total sum were let out by his Department and agencies for which it is responsible to(a) Coopers and Lybrand, (b) KPMG Peat Marwick, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) Price Waterhouse, (e) Arthur Andersen, (f) Touche Ross, (g) Grant Thornton, (h) Robson Rhodes and (i) Pannell Ker Forster for (i) 468W privatisation, (ii) market testing, (iii) management advice, (iv) accounting, (v) audit, (vi) consultancy and (vii) other services since his Department was created.
§ Mr. SproatSince my Department was established in April 1992, it has let contracts to the consultants listed as shown in the chart.
In addition, my Department has awarded a call-off contract to Touche Ross for audit services to be provided to its sponsored bodies. It has no minimum or maximum value and payment takes place between the sponsored body and Touche Ross.
Consultancy Description Purpose1 Value (£000's) (a) Coopers and Lybrand Review of Schools Library Services vi 43.94 Innovation workshop in preparation for DNH National Seminar vii 1.76 (b) KPMG Peat Marwick Evaluation Review of the European Co-production Fund iii and vi 26.14 Evaluation Review of British Screen Finance iii and vi 48.41 Study of contracting out in English public library authorities vi 57.68 Assistance in preparation of DNH Performance Appraisal system iii and vi 80.00 3 separate computer projects on behalf of The Royal Parks agency vi 50.49 (c) Ernst and Young Review of market testing in the British Library ii and vi 36.00 Review of facilities management in 16 museums and galleries Phase 1 iii and vi 4.50 Phase 2 iii and vi 60.00 Audit Services v 11.00 Feasibility study into the development of a computerised database of the statutory list of historic buildings iii and vi 62.00 (d) Price Waterhouse Review of the Arts Council iii and vi 53.00 Financial audit of British Library Project following privatisation of PSA v 131 (e) Arthur Anderson Nil — — (f) Touche Ross TV Licence Fee consultancy to assess the BBC's revenue gains and advise on the level of fee for the next 3 years vi 207.90 Management Review of the National Film and Television School iii and vi 16.85 (g) Grant Thornton Nil — — (h) Robson Rhodes Nil — — (i) Parnell Kerr Forster Nil — — 1 (i) Privatisation. (ii) Market testing. (iii) Management advice. (iv) Accounting. (v) Audit. (vi) Consultancy. (vii) Other services.