§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the projects undertaken for his Department by(a) outside consultants, (b) academic researchers and (c) university departments since 1 May 1997, giving the total expenditure incurred in each category. [144083]
§ Mr. StrawThe information required is not available in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. In order to provide the hon. Member with as full an answer as possible I list details of projects undertaken by external consultants for which information is held.
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Task/project Value (£) Advice to PPD on Candidature for IiP 2,000 Advise Home Secretary on Police Training 20,000 To Complete work on thematic inspection 10,400 Quality awareness and IT training 8,000 Firearms Section Database 26,000 Race awareness training for staff 5,000 Advice on CJS IS strategy 6,500 Strategy—impact of PFI 82,850 Post implementation review 27,650 Study on internet technologies and Services 19,875 Researching technical problems 8,970 Developing Internal Communications in HO 50,000 To review and identify ways of improving practices in HO press office 46,000 To devise an external communications strategy 14,000 Specialist advice: Trusts 2,500 Specialist advice: banks, building societies 5,000 Specialist advice: investment and securities 5,000 Specialist advice: insurance and pensions 5,500 Review of broader relationships between Tote and private sector 95,000 Consultancy support to provide advice to the HO on the valuation of the Tote 95,000 Financial and business advice to the HO 127,585 Development of resource accounting 48,000 Fire service college 80,000 Mock IiP assessment 2,000 IT 2000 851,646
Task/project Value (£) Evaluation Pay and Grading 1,350 Interception of Communication Legislation 10,000 To participate in HMFSI's Culture and Organisational Review Project 5,800 Specialist advice for the first thematic review on aspects of racial equality 12,500 Assist the Inspectorate's Inspection Team 5,000 Control room amalgamation in emergency services 10,000 Post assessment centre feedback 110 Post assessment centre feedback 388 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 2,800 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 840 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 840 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 426 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 355 Development of specialised job simulation exercises 426 Business Recovery Strategy for IND 35,500 Cost and Size prospective asylum seekers support agency 25,377 Support and Specification Consultant 10,000 Assist and development system security 10,000 Report on the Channel Islands 104,000 CSR Review 25,000 Independent Advice to the CJS review 50,000 Review of National Police Training 15,000 Review of Planning and Finance Directorate 30,000 Review of the Senior Management Review 49,000 Specialist Financial Advice 80,000 Outplacement Consultancy 132,280 Project Planning Assistance 19,625 Business and Systems Analysis 70,000 Technical Construction 50,000 IIP 26,195 Studies associated with establishing the CRA 35,805 Police Gazette Survey 21,095 External training consultants brought in to provide IT Training and Quality Awareness 3,775 External training consultants brought in to provide IT Training and Quality Awareness 3,188 NVQ for the Police Service 30,935 Assessment of Marketing Procedure 4,550 Financial Advisers to NCIS 8,000 Writing services for Police Probationer training 15,000 Writing services for Police Probationer training 18,000 Writing services for Police Probationer training 3,100 Procurement Specialist for PRCD 42,000 Effects of burst interference on TETRA mobile receiver 42,445 Consultancy for the Study of Radio Network Resilience 32,000 Marketing Strategy for Bramshill NPT 2,400 Cost/benefit Economies of Scale analysis 32,250 Production of a training programme for Promoted Inspectors 65,000 Production of a training programme for Promoted Inspectors 11,700 Infrastructure Projects risk management 7,000 NSPIS risk management 20,000 Financial evaluations on the electronic monitoring programme 550,000 Legal Advice for electronic monitoring programme 15,000 Testing Advice and preparation of testing specification 23,700 Procurement Adviser electronic monitoring programme 15,000 Total 3,429,232 Note:
These figures represent use of consultants from the period from 1 May 1997 to 31 March 1999
I would also refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Hull, North (Mr. McNamara) on 6 April 1998, Official Report, columns 28–32W, and to the reply given to the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) on 19 June 2000, Official Report, columns 97–98W, for details of research projects undertaken by my Research Department and Statistics Directorate.
472WThe Research Development and Statistics Directorate research programme for 2000–01 is also available on the Home Office website: http://www.open.gov.uk/home_off/ rdshome.htm.