§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give the cost to his Department of employing management or computer consultants for each year from 1983 to 1987.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information is as follows:
Financial year Expenditure £ 1983–84 313,000 1984–85 296,000 1985–86 72,000 1986–87 247,000 1987–88 279,000
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract extant in his Department as at 1 January 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe following consultancy contract were extant as at 1 January 1987:
Consultancy Subject Price Waterhouse Associates Database development for oil and gas reservoir monitoring. Z & S Ltd. Computerised display of geological data. Information Builders UK Ltd. Supply of advisory services for "Focus" computer software system.