§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how much public money has been paid to the unsuccessful Crown Suppliers contract furnishings management buy-out team;
(2) what is the total amount of public money paid to the Crown Suppliers contract furnishing division buy-out team.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what improprieties by the Crown Suppliers main board members have been indicated from internal departmental investigations over the last three years.
§ Mr. YeoIrregularities in respect of travel claims, acceptance of hospitality and the appointment of consultants; only one case was sufficiently serious to justify disciplinary action.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many performance pay bonuses have been awarded to the Crown Suppliers board in the period 1 January 1990 to 1 January 1991; and what was the total cost of those bonuses.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total estimated cost of closing the Crown Suppliers contract furnishings division.
§ Mr. YeoAt this stage it is too early to provide a firm estimate. The costs incurred to date are about £6.3 million.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will place all those Property Services Agency internal audit reports on Crown Suppliers purchasing practice which have been produced since 1989 in the Library.
§ Mr. YeoIt would be inappropriate to make internal audit reports generally available; such reports are, however, made available to the National Audit Office and used by the Comptroller and Audit General to inform his examination of the Department's work.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total cost from 1984 to date of the Government's proposed privatisation of the Crown Suppliers.
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§ Mr. YeoSince 3 February 1988 when the privatisation decision was announced, the cost of the Government's advisers' fees; of support for management buy-out teams' advisers' fees; and of the unit set up to oversee the privatisation, has amounted to £1.3 million.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total cost of settled claims to date which have directly arisen from the closure of the contracts furnishing division of the Crown Suppliers.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the future of the Crown Suppliers vehicle hire and maintenance division.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total cost to date of the design, installation and maintenance of the Crown Suppliers UNISYS system.
§ Mr. YeoThe total cost between April 1988 and December 1990 of the design, installation and maintenance of the current Crown Suppliers UNISYS computer system was £9.78 million.