§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total amount spent by his Department in 1989 on management and computer contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1989, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that his Department has budgeted to spend in the current year.
§ Mr. WakehamMy Department spent £618,000 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases, in the financial year 1989–90.
Contracts placed with private sector firms and companies for management and computer consultancies during 1989–90 were:
Consultants Subject Price Waterhouse Advice on, and implementation of, databases related to North Sea oil and gas activity. KPG Transfer of data from magnetic tape to optical disk. J. P. Kenny Advice on electronic storage of petroleum maps. BIS Advice on local area networks for computers. Businessland Advice on data communication links. Specialist Services Development of industrial capabilities Scotland database for the Offshore Supplies Office Oracle (UK) Ltd Development of a database for recording offshore safety incidents. Saxton Bampfylde Recruitment consultants for chairman of North Western Electricity Board. Russell Reynolds Recruitment consultants for chairman of National Power. TDA Consulting group Ltd. Management training. Jonathan Coates and Associates Management training. TFC Ltd. Management training. Brewster Computer Training Ltd. IT training. FI Word Processing Services Ltd. IT training. PST Ltd. IT training. My Department has budgeted to spend an estimated £750,000 on management and computer consultancy in the financial year 1990–91.