§ Lawrie QuinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings he has had with Mr. Alan Osborne over the last 12 months. [174812]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Secretary of State met with Alan Osbourne on 13 May 2003 when he was an employee of the HSE.
§ Lawrie QuinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has met. Mr. Alan Osborne to discuss the rail review. [174811]
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§ Mr. McNultyThe information is shown in the following table.
£ million Consultant 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total Mercer Management Consulting 3.928 0.777 0.539 5.244 KPMG LLP — — 1.500 1.500 Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd. — — 0.090 0.090 Total 3.928 0.777 2.129 6.834
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) has paid to management consultants in respect of the national railways in each year since the SRA was created; [171216]
(2) which management consultants have worked for the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA), and what payments have been made to each for work in connection with the national rail network, in each year since the creation of the SRA. [171217]
§ Mr. McNultyThe SRA was created in January 2001. The information requested is shown, for each year since the SRA's creation, in the following table:
§ Mr. McNultyThe Secretary of State has not met with Alan Osbourne to discuss the rail review.
§ Lawrie QuinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has met the Health and Safety Commission to discuss the rail review. [174814]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Secretary of State has regular discussions with the HSE to discuss a range of issues and will be meeting with them again shortly.