HC Deb 19 January 1971 vol 809 cc265-9W
Mr. Fowler

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will list the management consultancy assignments which have been commissioned by Government

Department Nature of Assignment Consultants Used
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. A study on checking and control within a concept of public accountability. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Management by Objectives—Feasibility Study Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Introduction of the principles of Management by Objectives to senior managers in the Regional and Divisional Organisation. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Aviation Supply. A Job Evaluation experiment Hay/MSL.
Ministry of Aviation Supply. An office work measurement exercise using Group Capacity Assessment. Lockyer and Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Aviation Supply. A scheme to introduce Universal Maintenance Standards at a Royal Ordnance Factory (further stages). H. B. Maynard and Co. Ltd.
Ministry of Aviation Supply. Management by Objectives in a Research and Development Establishment. Harold Whitehead & Partners Ltd.
Civil Service Department A study of the pay and structure at the highest levels in the Civil Service. Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Civil Service Department The translation of the handbook on Statutory Instrument Procedure into algorithmic form. Cambridge Consultants (Training) Ltd.
Civil Service Department Review of recruitment procedures Cooper Bros & Co.
Civil Service Department A study of the Location of Government Institute of Operational Research.
Civil Service Department Review of Catering Services PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Civil Service Department Optimisation of barrier positions in a new new unified civil service pay structure. Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Civil Service Department To study the human factor in the dispersal situation. Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, Human Resources Centre.
Ministry of Defence An organisational review of the process of personnel management in the three Services. Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Ministry of Defence To provide consulting services to a Working Party set up to examine management accountability in H.M. Dockyards. Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Ministry of Defence To develop a productivity indicator for H.M. Dockyards. Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Ministry of Defence To study berthing of ships in H.M. Dockyards W. S. Atkins & Partners
Ministry of Defence Operational Research study of the logistics arrangements in the Naval Stores Organisation. Economist Intelligence Unit.
Ministry of Defence An organisational study of the application of value engineering. Harbridge House Europe.
Ministry of Defence Installation of Universal Maintenance Standards at Royal Ordnance Factories (further stages). H. B. Maynard & Co. Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Installation of Management/Productivity schemes at Royal Air Force engineering and supply units. PA Management Consultants Ltd.

Departments in the last two years, giving the general nature of the consultancy and the firm used in each case.

Mr. David Howell

The information which related to the calendar years 1969 and 1970 is as follows. The list excludes:

  1. (a) assignments in the National Health Service;
  2. (b) computer consultancy, including assistance with computer systems and programming;
  3. (c) work by consultants on secondment from their firms to the Civil Service.

Department Nature of Assignment Consultants Used
Ministry of Defence An assessment of the efficiency of a Royal Ordnance Factory judged by the standards of the best modern practices in private industry (R.O.F. Birtley). PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Quantitative examination of the factors affecting recruitment to the Armed Forces. Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Installation of typing work measurement scheme at Headquarters. W. D. Scott & Co. Ltd.
Ministry of Defence To compile a Programme Management Plan for refits and modernisations of H.M. ships. Stanwick Corporation.
Ministry of Defence To introduce Management by Objectives in H.M.S. Collingwood. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Organisation Study of Ammunition Production. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Introduction of Group Capacity Assessment (further stages). Arthur Young & Company.
Department of Employment. Administrative costs of Industrial Training Boards. Centre for Interfirm Comparison.
Department of the Environment. Practical studies of incentive schemes and management accounting systems for small builders. Advisory Service for the Building Industry.
Department of the Environment. Operational Research on enforcement of Parking and Waiting Controls. Arthur Anderson & Co.
Department of the Environment. To introduce incentive schemes into Motor Transport Depots. The Anne Shaw Organisation Ltd.
Department of the Environment. Support to the Working Party on Data Co-Ordination and its Study Team on Classification Categories concerning general information and services. Aslib.
Department of the Environment. A survey of the present organisation and a review of the financial resources of the Zoological Society of London. Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Department of the Environment. Study of civil liability for the performance of structures and components in the building industry. W. S. Atkins & Partners.
Department of the Environment. Feasibility study on behalf of the Working Party on Data Co-ordination concerning the uses and needs for commodity information in the construction industry. W. S. Atkins & Partners.
Department of the Environment. To indicate the advantages of the use of logical trees in the presentation of the effect of social legislation. Cambridge Consultants (Training) Ltd.
Department of the Environment. Training courses in management and supervision for Area mechanical engineering staff. Institute of Supervisory Management.
Department of the Environment. Research into the factors affecting choice of mode of travel. Local Government Operational Research Unit.
Department of the Environment. An investigation of the work of the Road Research Laboratory with a view to the development of quantitatively based aids to research programme planning. Manchester Business School.
Department of the Environment. Survey to determine requirements for new Public Record Office at Kew. Market and Opinion Research International.
Department of the Environment. Study of costs and benefits of a co-ordinated information system in the construction industry. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Department of the Environment. A survey of the organisation for maintenance and minor new works in the former Ministry of Public Building and Works. P-E Consulting Group Ltd.
Department of the Environment. Management Accounting for New Towns Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Department of the Environment. To assist in long-term forecasting of building and accommodation requirements for the Scottish Courts of Session in Edinburgh. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Department of the Environment. The Transport Organisation of a typical Local Authority. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd
Department of the Environment. Management by Objectives in Accounts Division. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd
Forestry Commission A study of the marketing arrangement for home grown timber and timber products. Economist Intelligence Unit.
Department of Health and Social Security. Organisational Review of the Health Divisions McKinsey & Co. Inc.
Department Nature of Assignment Consultants Used
Department of Health and Social Security. Assistance in introducing Management by Objectives into pilot areas of the network of Regional and Local Offices. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Department of Health and Social Security. Assistance in introducing Management by Objectives in the War Pension Organisation. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Department of Health and Social Security. Office Work Measurement Arthur Young & Company.
Home Office Organisational study of the Directorate of Industries and Stores (Prison Department). Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Home Office Productivity survey of the Carlisle State Management District. Introduction of incentive payment schemes to promote increased productivity. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Home Office To introduce a financial incentive scheme into the Metropolitan Police Motor Transport Workshops. H. B. Maynard & Co. Ltd.
Inland Revenue A survey of staff wastage Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd.
Department for National Savings. Office Work Measurement Arthur Young & Company.
Ordnance Survey Market research into sales of small scale maps British Market Research Bureau Ltd.
Ordnance Survey Operational Research assistance in a study to determine the feasibility of a management information and control system. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Ordnance Survey Review of marketing arrangements for Ordnance Survey small scale maps. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Ordnance Survey Review of the Publications Division Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Scottish Development Department. To advise on the financial management of the Erskine Bridge Project. Whinney Murray & Co.
Scottish Home and Health Department. A study in connection with the remuneration of dispensing chemists. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
H.M. Stationery Office A study of the accounting and financial control structure. Cooper Bros and Co.
H.M. Stationery Office Incentive scheme at H.M.S.O. bookshop in Manchester. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
H.M. Stationery Office Review of the Customers' Accounts Section of the London Bookshops. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
H.M. Stationery Office Incentive scheme at H.M.S.O. Warehouse in Edinburgh. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. A management information study for the Nationalised Industries Division. Cooper Bros and Co.
Department of Trade and Industry. A study of the small firm Cooper Bros and Co.
Department of Trade and Industry. The feasibility of establishing a centralised user charges collection office for the National Air Traffic Control System. General Precision Systems Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. To examine the proposal for a National Design Council. John Hoskyns & Co. Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. Review of the cost of aerodrome navigation services. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. A survey of the Printing, Bookbinding and Paperconverting Machinery Industry. PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. A survey of the British Industrial Exhibition in Mexico. Research Services Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. Survey of the Data and Reference Information needs of engineering designers. Research Services Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. Review of National Council for Quality and Reliability. Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry. Two studies on the cost of metrication Urwick Technology Management Ltd. and the Machine Tool Industries Research Association.
Department of Trade and Industry. A survey of the European Market for measuring and control equipment Peter Ward Associates (Interplan) Ltd. 1970.