§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the services that KPMG have performed for his Department(a) since 1 May 1997 and (b) in the corresponding period prior to 1 May 1997, indicating the remuneration made in each case. [72005]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe Ministry of Defence has used the services of KPMG along with other large consultancy companies for a number of years and in the course of which they have received numerous contracts from the Department. It is not possible to provide full details of all contractual engagements which include many small contracts without incurring disproportionate cost, but the company have competitively tendered and been engaged to support a number of Departmental efficiency initiatives including Competing for Quality, the Private Finance Initiative and most recently SMART procurement, an initiative arising from the strategic defence review designed to introduce faster, cheaper and better defence purchasing. My Department's payments to KPMG pre/post 1 May 1997 are as follows:
Date £ 1 August 1995–30 April 1997 1,413,972.75 (ex VAT) 1 May 1997–1 January 1999 4,089,789.38 (ex VAT)