HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 cc828-9W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many contracts and what fees in each financial year since 1997–98(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, (c) KPMG, (d) PA Consulting, (e) WS Atkins,(f) Accenture, (g) Deloitte & Touche, (h) McKinsey, (i) Capita, (j) AEA Technology, (k) Xansa Group.(I) Sema Group, (m) CMG Admiral, (n) ICL Group and (o) Logica received for advising his Department on PFI and PPP contracts; and if he will make a statement. [32503]

Dr. Whitehead

My Department's contracts for the provision of advice on PFI and PPP contracts since 1997–98 are set out in the following table. Details of the fees incurred in each financial year can be only provided by incurring a disproportionate cost.

Number of advice contracts
(a) PricewaterhouseCoopers 4
(b) Cap Gemini Ernst and Young 3
(c) KPMG 2
(d) PA Consulting 1
(e) WS Atkins 0
(f) Accenture 0
(g) Deloitte and Touche 1
(h) McKinsey 0
(i) Capita 0
(j) AEA Technology 0

Number of advice contracts
(k) Xansa Group 0
(i) SEMA Group 0
(m) CMG Admiral 0
(n) ICL Group 0
(o) Logica 0