§ Mr. Eggarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the occasions on which his Department has used from outside the Civil Service (a) accountants, (b) management consultants and (c) other consultants since June 1979, giving in each case the dates and nature of the assignment, together with the names of the individuals, partnerships or institutions involved.
§ Mr. YoungerThe Scottish Office used accountants as follows:164W
Calendar Years 1979 to 1982: Messrs. Peat, Marwick and Mitchell. Cost investigation of milk distributors' profit margin.Calendar Year 1979: Messrs. Thomson McLintock & Co. Account relating to supply of electricity to aluminium plant at Invergordon.Calendar Year 1980: Messrs. Thomson McLintock & Co. Advice on selective financial assistance.Calendar Year 1981: Messrs. Arthur Young McClelland Moores & Co. Accountancy work on Glenlight Shipping Ltd. Messrs. Thomson McLintock & Co. Management audit study and report in respect of Orkney Isles Shipping Co.T. C. Hill Esq. CA Outstanding work on reports to management and Parliament.In addition, four accountants seconded from the private sector have worked on normal duties in my Department as part of staff exchange arrangements.
Consultants are used in connection with many of my Department's wide range of functions, but the detailed information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.