HC Deb 10 November 1967 vol 753 cc204-7W
Mr. David Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will list the management consultancy assignments which have been started or completed in the public sector during the last two years, giving the general nature of the consultancy and the name of the consultant in each case.

Mr. Harold Lever

My Department's records show that the following management consultancy assignments for Government Departments other than the Post Office have been started or completed since March, 1965:

Department Nature of Assignment Consultants Used
M.O.D. (Army) Review of Royal Engineers Resources Organisation A.I.C. Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) To increase effectiveness of the work and organisation of the ship Department Urwick, Orr and Partners Ltd.
M.O.D. (Navy) To improve organisation and procedures in Naval Ship Production Department Urwick, Orr and Partners Ltd.
M.O.D. (Navy) Introduction of Dockyard Incentive Bonus Schemes A.I.C. Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) Review of resources distribution in Portsmouth Dockyard P.E. Consulting Group Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) Review of Production Control procedures in the Engineering factory and workshops at Devonport Dockyard A.I.C. Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) Automatic planned maintenance system for yard plant at Portsmouth using E.D.P. A.I.C. Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) Introduction of Dockyard incentive Bonus Scheme into the Naval Store Department Portsmouth A.I.C. Limited
M.O.D. (Navy) To conduct a course on structuring of multiple incentive contracts Harbridge House Inc. (Europe)
Home Office Review of Prison laundries P.E. Consulting Group Ltd.
Home Office Review of Prison industries P.A. Management Consultants Ltd.
Home Office General Management Review of Prison Department A.I.C. Ltd. with Treasury and Home Office O & M
Home Office Operative training of prisoners for employment P.A. Management Consultants Ltd.
Home Office Review of structure and organisation of Metropolitan Police P.A. Management Consultants Ltd.
Imperial War Museum Data Retrieval system J. L. Jolley and Partners Ltd.
Central Office of Information Review of Storage and Despatch Services P.A. Management Consultants Ltd. with Treasury O & M
M.P.B.W. Feasibility of application of operational research within the Supplies Division Royal Institute of Public Administration and Local Government Research Unit
M.P.B.W. Operational Research Study in Supplies Division Royal Institute of Public Administration and Local Government Research Unit
M.P.B.W. Review of Quantity Surveying Services A. J. Brett-Jones, Esq. with M.P.B.W.
M.P.B.W. Pilot study of the supply of building materials Institute for Operational Research
M.P.B.W. Review of stores handling and space utilisation of M.P.B.W. Stores Depot, Burton Wood P.A. Management Consultants Ltd.
H.M.S.O. Study of management accounting systems in H.M.S.O. publishing activities Chalmers, Impey and Co. with Annan, Impey Morish
H.M.S.O. To increase productivity and reduce costs at H.M.S.O. Press Edinburgh P.A. Management Consultants Ltd.
H.M.S.O. Survey of operations and management in the light of expected computer and other technological developments Urwick, Orr and Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Technology Review of methodology of evaluating and controlling R & D programmes and projects Manchester Business School
Ministry of Technology Review of Mintech Inspectorates Urwick, Orr and Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Technology Work measurement and incentive bonus scheme for National Engineering Laboratory P.E. Consulting Group Ltd.
Ministry of Technology Work study at an R & D Establishment A.I.C. Ltd.
Ministry of Technology Two assignments to investigate organisational and accounting practices concerning overhead charges and technical costs A.I.C. Ltd.
Board of Trade Introduction of a system of clerical work measurement W. D. Scott and Co. Ltd.
Board of Trade The application of cost benefit analysis techniques to air services and aerodromes Stephen Wheatcroft, Esq.
Ministry of Transport Assistance and advice on driver and vehicles licensing ADP project C.E.I.R. Ltd.
Ministry of Transport Introduction of a system of clerical work measurement W. D. Scott and Co. Ltd.
Department Nature of Assignment Consultants Used
H.M. Treasury … To obtain information about students' attitudes to civil service careers in comparison to other fields Psychological Research Centre
H.M. Treasury … To construct "flow chart" or "logical tree" manuals for use by welfare officers in case work Cambridge Consultants (Training) Ltd.
H.M. Treasury … Advice on special systems for indexing information J. L. Jolley and Partners Ltd.
H.M. Treasury … Attitude survey of clerical staff National Institute of Industrial Psychology