§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the number of his Department's staff invited to the Arthur Andersen Consulting roll-out party on 8 February 1990, their departments and grades; and how much of the cost will be met by his Department.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAndersen Consulting decided to hold this party in recognition of the successful achievements during the past seven years in developing, with the Department of Social Security (DSS), the operational strategy computer systems. It wanted to mark these achievements with a joint disco party for its staff and those DSS staff, especially those in middle and junior grades, who had for several years been working long hours and under great pressure in developing the systems. There was no cost to DSS.