HC Deb 18 February 1987 vol 110 cc641-2W
Mr. Tim Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the contracts, with the subject of the assignment, awarded to management consultancy or accounting firms by his Department in 1986, with the name of the consultants concerned.

Mr. Hurd

In my reply to the hon. Member on 3 February 1987, at column566, I explained that records do not distinguish between management and computer consultancies. Details of all consultancy assignments are as follows:

Name of Firm and Assignment

Communications Studies and Planning International

  • Study on subscription television

Concurrent Computer Corporation

  • Survey of Home Office Accounts Branch

Coopers and Lybrand Associates

  • Evaluation of the use of computers in Magistrates Courts: Funding and procurement of systems

Coopers and Lybrand Associates

  • Study into future provision of training for Magistrates Courts staff

Data Logic

Review study on police national computer project

Deloitte, Haskins and Sells

  • Development of a financial management information system for the Probation Service.

Professor Samual Eilon

  • The development of an evaluation methodology for the police national computer project.

Ernst and Whinney

  • Support for automatic fingerprinting recognition planning.

Express Computer Consultants

  • Performance study of Home Office Finance Division 1.

Gilpin Black Associates

  • Management training for the Probation Service.

The Grubb Institute

  • Management training for the Probation Service.

Hay-MSL

  • Monitoring the performance bonus scheme.

Dr. A. Hyatt-Williams

  • Post-shooting trauma study.

KMG Thomson McLintock

  • Office automation study for Home Office.

PA Computers and Telecommunications

  • Study of network migration to police national computer project.

PA Computers and Telecommunications

  • Future developments of computer system in Magistrates Courts.

Pearn Kandola Associates

  • Formal qualifications and ethnic minority recruitment to white collar jobs.

Price Waterhouse

  • Implementaton of computer systems in Home Office Prison Department.

Purchasing Index (UK)

  • Purchasing management information system.

RIPA Services

  • Evaluation of the use of computers in Magistrates Courts training needs.

Smith Associates

  • An analysis of the likely costs and benefits of introducing a mobile data terminal system in police vehicles.

Sound Techniques

  • Evaluation of the use of computers in Magistrates Courts: Use of computers in courtrooms.

Systems Designers

  • Interim systems options study for police national computer project.

Systems Designers

  • Feasibility study into the use of expert systems for multiethnic names matching.

Systems Designers Scientific

  • A review of emergency communications services.

Touche Ross Management Consultants

  • Study on scientific support for the police service in England and Wales.

White Waghorn

  • Computerisation of Home Office Scientific Research and Development Branch accountancy system.