§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts his Department, agencies and associated bodies have had with EDS for each year since 1985; what was the value of each contract; if he will indicate for each contract(a) if it was completed, (b) what modifications were made at the request of (i) the company and (ii) his Department and (c) if work under contract is being undertaken in-house; and if he will make a statement on the number of job reductions in his Department arising from the contracting out of work by EDS. [3805]
§ Mr. BowisThe information requested is set out in the table. The value of each contract has not been revealed on the grounds that this information is commercially confidential.
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Year Number of contracts Contract completed Modifications made at the behest of EDS Modifications made at the behest of the Department Work under contract being undertaken in-house Number of job reductions arising from contracting out work 1991 1 Yes None None No None 1993 1 No None None No None 1993 1 No None None1 Yes2 None3 1993 1 No None None No None 1993 1 No None None Yes4 None 1994 1 Yes None None No None 1996 1 No None None No None Information on contracts awarded before 1991 is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Notes:
1 EDS has been asked to provide prices for the development of new systems to meet legislative requirements.
2 Three EDS members of staff form part of a joint account management unit at DVLA.
3 No job reductions, but 320 DOT staff working for DVOIT transferred to EDS on the sale of the organisation to that company.
4 Ten EDS members of staff are engaged on a project for the provision of a new booking system at DSA.