§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what projects, and at what cost, firms of management consultants have been employed by his Department since June 1970.
§ Mr. RipponThe information is given in the following list. It is not normal practice to publish the fees paid in individual cases, but the total cost of the studies listed is approximately £700,000. The list excludes computer consultancies and the employment of members of management consultant firms to augment the Department's own staff.
Following is the list:
Nature of Assignment and Consultants
Operational Research on enforcement of Parking and Waiting Controls—Arthur Anderson & Co.
The introduction of incentive schemes into Supplies Division Motor Transort Depots—The Anne Shaw Organisation Ltd.
Civil liability for the performance of structures and components in the building industry—W. S. Atkins and Partners.
Feasibility Study on the uses and needs for commodity information in the construction industry—W. S. Atkins and Partners.
Movement of papers in the Marsham Street building—Atkins Planning.
A study of goods movement in Swindon—Atkins Planning.
Critical Path Networks for the Third London Airport—Atkins Planning.
543WDevonport Dockyard Storage Study—Atkins Planning.
Tower of London Jewel House queues—Binder, Hamlyn, Fry & Co.
Survey of the effectiveness of the Building Research Advisory Service—Building Management and Marketing Consultants Ltd.
The compatibility of project management systems for the Third London Airport—Compunet Ltd.
Cost-benefit study for the Channel Tunnel scheme—Cooper Bros.
Advice on management techniques to aid project appraisal and research programme planning in the Transport and Road Research Laboratory—Corporate Management Consultants Ltd.
Management Accounting in Supplies Division—Deloitte, Robson, Morrow & Co.
Environmental effects of the Channel Tunnel—Economic Consultants Ltd.
Review of incentive schemes in Supplies Division—Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
A study of urban guide-lines in Oldham—Nathaniel Lichfield and Associates with Inbucon/AIC Management Consultants Ltd.
Financial forecasting models for a Works Directorate—Logica Ltd.
Cash-flow models for New Towns and Local Authorities—Logica Ltd.
A study of urban guide-lines in Sunderland—McKinsey & Co. Inc.
International highways comparison project—Metra Consulting Group Ltd.
Noise nuisance—Metra Consulting Group Ltd.
The costs and benefits of a co-ordinated information system in the construction industry—PA Management Consultants Ltd.
Bus demonstration Project—Partners in Management Ltd.
Review of Supplies Division Engineering Depots and Workshops—P-E Consulting Group Ltd.
Long-term forecasting of building and accommodation requirements for the Scottish Courts of Session in Edinburgh—Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Management accounting for New Towns—Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.
Accommodation problems in space allocation—Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
Consultancy Services to the Steering Group on financial and economic objectives for Regional Water Authorities—Scientific Control Systems Ltd.
A study of urban guide-lines in Rotherham—Urwick, Orr & Partners Ltd.
Management by Objectives and management development courses in Accounts Division—Urwick, Orr & Partners Ltd.
Possible applications of locational referencing and the requirements of users—Peter Ward (Interplan) Ltd.