HC Deb 12 November 1982 vol 31 cc274-6W
Mr. Eggar

asked the Secretary of State for Wales 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. Nicholas Edwards

Details of consultancy assignments commissioned by the Welsh Office since June

Consultancy Assignments
Name of Individual/Partnership Status Dates Nature of Assignment
Arthur Anderson & Co. Accountants February 1981 Review of Welsh Water Authority charges.
Price Waterhouse Accountants December 1981–January 1982 Review of Welsh Water Authority budget submission for 1982–83.
Tyzack and Partners Management Consultants November 1981–13 April 1982 Recruitment of Chairman of the Welsh Water Authority
Spencer Stuart Management Consultants June 1982 continuing Recruitment of Chariman of Welsh Development Agency
John Brown Tourism, Marketing and Development Services Marketing August 1982 Study of marketing and presentation of Ancient Monuments in Wales.
Water Research Centre Hydrogeologists Consultant January 1981 Llanreath Oil Storage Report—documentation of the hydrogeobgical conditions.
D. P. Sanders (Industrial) Ltd. Structural Engineers October 1981 Llanreath Oil Storage Report—oil storage tank survey.
National Building Agency (Wales) 1974–February 1982 Insulation of Public and Private Dwellings against traffic noise.
Bowen, Dann and Davies Architects June 1981 continuing Insulation of public and private dwellings against traffic noise Bangor By-Pass.
Messrs. W. S. Atkins Civil Engineers June 1981 continuing Insulation of public and private dwellings against traffic noise. Kilgetty/Stepaside By-Pass
Howard Humphries and Partners Civil Engineers February 1981 August 1982 Insulation of public and private dwellings against traffic noise. Llanbadarn Fawr By-Pass
Husband and Co. Civil Engineers August 1981 continuing Insulation of public and private dwellings against traffic noise. Llanfair PG Anglesey By-Pass
Professor G. Margerison Dr. K. Karabadsi Cranfield School of Management Consultants October 30–31 1982 Seminar for Health Service Chairman or Representativs on Managemen of Change in NHS. Preparation for reorganisation.

Consultants for major trunk road improvements and motorways schemes
Consultants Number of commissions* since June 1979
W. S. Atkins & Partners 16
C. H. Dobbie & Partners 1
Freedman Fox & Partners 2
Sir William Halcrow & Partners 1
Howard Humphreys & Partners 24
Husband & Co. 3
Mander Raikes & Marshall 3
L. C. Mouchel & Partners 2
Ove Amp & Partners 3
Rendel Palmer & Tritton 3
Sandbergs 1
R. Travers Morgan & Partners 4
Wallace Evans & Partners 2
Ward Ashcroft & Parkman 1
Sir Owen Williams & Partners 5
James Williamson & Partners 1
Wardell Armstrong & Partners 1
Gifford & Partners 1
Veryard & Partners 1
Consultant Landscape Architects
Derek Lovejoy & Partners 2
Wyn Thomas & Partners 3
William Gillespie & Partners 2

1979 are in the following tables. To provide fuller details of consultants used for major trunk road improvements and motorway schemes would involve disproportionate cost.

Consultants Number of commissions* since June 1979
R. T. M. Planning 1
Janie Thomas Associates 1
Gareth D. West 1
Flora Associates 1

* The numbers of commissions are not indicative of the value of the works commissioned.

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