§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will indicate which five consultancy firms have received most contracts from his Department(a) by number of contracts and (b) monetary value in the last five years for which figures are available. [33436]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information is as follows:
(a) by number of contracts Name of company Number of contracts Coopers and Lybrand 235 Touche Ross 139 Price Waterhouse 123 Ernst and Young 80 Capita 71
(b) by monetary value Name of company Consultancy fees and expenses £ million Coopers and Lybrand 4.93 Denton Hall Burgen and Wane 1— Price Waterhouse 1.93 Rothschild and Sons 1— Touche Ross 4.47 1 As Denton Hall Burgen and Warrens, and Rothschild have been employed only on one consultancy contract, details of the fees and expenses would breach commercial confidentiality.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many contracts his Department has had with consultants; and what has been the total cost of the last five years. [33573]
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§ Sir John WheelerThe information is as follows:
Financial year Number of contracts Cost £ 1990–91 529 7,610,744 1991–92 478 12,938,631 1992–93 584 8,570,192 1993–94 805 12,124,283 1994–95 686 5,625,185