HC Deb 16 May 1973 vol 856 cc330-6W
Mr. Wiggin

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the management consultants who have worked for Government Departments during the last year, and their assignments.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The following is the information:

Department Mature of assignment Consultant used
General Consultancy Assignments
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food A study of the arrangements for implementing certain intervention subsidies. Cooper Brothers & Co. Ltd. (now Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.).
Advice on the installation of MbO in the Divisional Office at Oxford Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Cabinet Office and Department of Trade and Industry. Study on potential benefits to British industry from offshore oil and gas development. International Management and Engineering Group of Britain Ltd.
Civil Service Department A survey of the Department's accounting system Cooper Brothers & Co. Ltd. (now Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.).
Ministry of Defence A comparative study of the use of multiple regression analysis to assess labour requirements for domestic cleaning in Army establishments. Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
A study of trade averaging in connection with job evaluation in the Armed Services. Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
Study of staff deployment and career development Institute for Operational Research.
Design of a system for providing life-cycle costing of equipment in the Army Department. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Introduction of MbO into the Quality Assurance Directorate Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Department of Employment Feasibility study of the scope for training in limited skills in the Cardiff area. Industrial Training Service.
To identify the nature and extent of key training requirements Industrial Training Service.
Operational research consultancy to a study of the Wages Inspectorate MLH Consultants Ltd.
Department of the Environment To conduct an urban study of goods movement in Swindon Atkins Planning.
Critical Path Networks for the Third London Airport project Atkins Planning.
A study of the compatibility of project management systems for the Third London Airport. Compunet Ltd.
Advice on management techniques to aid project appraisal and researchprogramme planning in the Transport and Road Research Laboratory. Corporate Management Consultants Ltd.
Management accounting in Supplies Division. Further stages Deloitte, Robson Morrow & Co.
Review of incentive scheme in Supplies Division Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
Cash flow model for New Towns and local authorities Logica Ltd.
International highways comparison project Metra Consulting Group Ltd.
Written report on an outline financial planning model for New Towns developed during an earlier consultancy. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
To examine possible applications of locational referencing and the requirements of users. Peter Ward (Interplan) Ltd.
Consultancy services to the Steering Group on financial and economic objectives for Regional Water Authorities. Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Processing of the 1966 National Travel Survey Scientific Control Systems Ltd.

Department Nature of assignment Consultant used
Export Credits Guarantee Department To recommend a revised accountancy system for the Department Touche Ross & Co.
Department of Health and Social Security To construct an out-patient care event model Arthur Andersen and Co.
A further study of the ambulance service organisation in metropolitan counties. Hoskyns Corporate Studies Ltd. (now John Hoskyns & Co. Ltd.).
A survey of private medical care Lee Donaldson Associates.
To study the cost and implementation problems of various policy options in the field of patient care. Novy Eddison and Partners.
A review of the meals-on-wheels service PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Advice on resource allocation to patient care under various policy options. Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Introduction of MbO into Central Office, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd.
Home Office Further work on the implementation of a management control system for prison industries. Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
Organisation and cost of fire prevention in a large brigade Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
Feasibility study of the cost effectiveness of fire prevention measures Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Further stages of the study of police vehicle maintenance Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Study of control systems in the fire service Software Sciences Ltd.
Department for National Savings Review of Savings Group statistics Arthur Andersen & Co.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office A preliminary review of printing establishments P-E Consulting Group Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry A study of the United Kingdom shipbuilding industry Booz Allen & Hamilton International NV.
Preliminary survey of accounting information requirements Cooper Brothers & Co. Ltd. (now Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.).
Study of prospects of certain air transport systems J. C. Floyd & Associates.
Introduction of MbO into the regional organisation McLintock Mann & Whinney Murray.
A study of the movement of passengers and baggage at Heathrow airport. Metra Consulting Group.
Study of motor cycle industry world markets PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Study of motivation of exporters Taylor Nelson (Industrial) Ltd.
Computer Consultancy Assignments
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Computer performance study Dataskil Ltd.
Civil Service Department Systems/programming interface study John Matchett Ltd.
Post implementation review of a computer installation Urwick Dynamics Ltd.
System tuning and optimisation study Logica Ltd.
Post implementation review of three services pay and records computer installation. PA International Management Consultants Ltd.
Computer networks (remote job entry) study Leasco Systems and Research Company Ltd.
Post implementation review of a computer installation Diebold Europe SA.
Study of Programming language types—implications of use Systems Programming Ltd.
The development of compiler assessment tools J. Harwell Data Processing Ltd.
A study of compiler performance assessment techniques Computer Analysts and Programmers Ltd.
Department Nature of assignment Consultant used
Crown Estate Commissioners Computer feasibility study Management Technology Ltd.
Ministry of Defence Computer network study Leasco Systems and Research Company Ltd.
Computer network study Leonard Griffiths and Associates Ltd.
Computer network study Logica Ltd.
Systems assistance for an operational project using DRIVER International Computers Ltd.
Two SCERT simulation studies Compress (UK) Ltd.
The audit of proposed operational computer systems PA International Management Consultants Ltd.
Simulation study for computer network Compress (UK) Ltd.
Department of Employment Evaluation of data preparation equipment T. C. Hudson Associates Ltd.
Feasibility study of a system for on-line vacancy matching PA International Management Consultants Ltd.
Review of short term and long term computer requirements Logica Ltd.
Department of the Environment Preliminary study of proposed management accounting system for Supplies Division of the Property Services Agency. Systems Programming Ltd.
Department of Health and Social Security Study of data processing standards in the National Health Service P-E Consulting Group Ltd.
Teleprocessing system design Dataskil Ltd.
ICL 4100 computer programme conversion study Harwell Data Processing Ltd.
Software for transferable Regional Hospital Boards application programmes. Dataskil Ltd.
Study of a communication monitoring system for National Unemployment Benefit project. International Aeradio Ltd.
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys Computer performance measurement study Logica Ltd.
Department of Trade and Industry Assisting in the study of a modular programming technique Management Dynamics Software Services.
Note: The list excludes assignments in the National Health Service.

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