§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Prime Minister if she will give the cost to the Cabinet Office of employing management or computer consultants for each year from 1983 to 1987.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is available by financial year. The cost to the Cabinet Office of employing management or computer consultants in each financial year from 1983–84 to 1987–88 is as follows:
Year £ 1983–84 152,000 1984–85 423,818 1985–86 329,334 1986–87 505,092 1987–88 417,778 The information cannot be provided by calendar years throughout the period except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Prime Minister if she will list each management or computer consultancy contract 433W extant in the Cabinet Office as at 1 January 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
Firm Subject or Assignment Psychometric Research and Development Limited Analyses contributing to the Civil Service Commission review of executive officer recruitment Logica Information handling study Diane Bailey Associates Preparation of information pack on stress management Synteck Ltd. Design of a computerised billing system for the Civil Service Occupational Health Service Hay-MSL Management Consultants Evaluation of the Performance Bonus Scheme University of Lancaster Review of best practice on EO-SEO management training in the Civil Service T. Schaeffer Survey of departmental practice in needs analysis Brunel Institute of Organisation and Social Studies Development work in connection with methods of identifying management potential Frank Griffiths Associates Limited1 Review of the purchasing and supply organisation in a Government Department Peat, Marwick Mitchell and Co.1 Development of policy evaluation Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited1 Development of policy evaluation E. R. Sambridge1 Preparation of written guidance on Supply and Service Agreements between departments and the central purchasing agencies M. N. Pickett1 Advice on contracts and contract conditions D. F. Collins1 Advice on contract documentation M. G. Cooper1 Review of arrangements for the purchasing and supply function in Government 1 Costs of these studies were shared with other Government Departments.