§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a list showing the number, nature and value of contracts awarded by his Department to Coopers and Lybrand, KPMG, Price Waterhouse, Ernst and Young, Deloitte and Touche, Arthur Andersen, Grant Thornton, BDO Stoy Hayward, Pannel Kerr Forster, and Robson Rhodes and their subsidiaries and associates, during 1995 and 1996. [37312]
§ Mr. WIllettsIn 1995–96 the number and value of contracts let to these consultancy firms, and their subsidiaries and associates, by the Cabinet Office including the Office of Public Service and its executive 621W agencies, the Central Office of Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office was as follows:
Firms Total value (£) Contracts let Coopers and Lybrand 1,147,000 9 KPMG 928,000 16 Price Waterhouse 292,000 6 Ernst and Young 43,000 3 Deloitte and Touche 180,000 5 Arthur Andersen 41,000 1 Grant Thornton Nil 0 BDO Stoy Hayward Nil 0 Pannel Kerr Forster 130,000 2 Robson Rhodes Nil 0