§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Attorney-General 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. [37314]
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information with respect to the firms used by the departments and agencies for which I am responsible is as follows. It related to the financial year 1995–96.
- Treasury Solicitor's Department
- On behalf of clients:
- Coopers and Lybrand: 41 (1)
- KMPG: 1 (1)
- Binder Hamlyn: 4 (1)
- Administration:
- Pannel Kerr Forster: 19 (1)
699 - Government Property Lawyers: Nil
- Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers: Nil
- Crown Prosecution Service
- KPMG—for training: 44(1)
- Price Waterhouse—for consultancy: 8(1)
- Ernst and Young—for market testing/consultancy: 18(2)
- Touche Ross and Co.—for contract advice: 8(1)
- Serious Fraud Office
- For fraud investigation and the secondment of accountants to the SFO:
- Coopers and Lybrand: 335
- KPMG: 170
- Price Waterhouse: 1
- Ernst and Young: 14
- Arthur Andersen: 4
- Grant Thornton: 85
- Panel Kerr Forster: 66
- Robson Rhodes: 541
Notes:
1. Figures before the brackets represent expenditure in £000, to the nearest £1,000, on contracts both new and continuing—new contract only in the case of the CPS—during the financial year 1995–96.
2. Figures in brackets represent the number of new contracts entered into during that financial year. Information about the number of new contracts entered into by the SFO is not available.