§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount spent by his Department in the 1990–91 financial year on management and compouter consultancy contracts, excluding hard-ward and software purchases; and if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm, the subject of the assignment and, if appropriate, the executive agency for whom the contract was carried out.
§ Mr. LangExpenditure on management and computer consultancy contracts in the 1990–91 financial year was £1.375 million.
Contracts awarded were as follows:
- Ernst and Young—Scottish Natural Heritage.
- PIEDA—Historic Scotland, Appraisal Business Plans.
- HEDRA—Historic Scotland, Information Systems Strategy.
- Quality Consulting Services—Prison Workshops System, Quality Management System.
- Marketing Initiatives Ltd.—Development and Delivery of Scottish Prison Service Strategic Management and Planning Initiative.
- Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte—Organisation Review of Scottish Prison Service.
- P-E International—Scottish Office Superannuation Division.
- SRU Management Consultants—Strategic Framework for NHS.
- William Shaw—Sore Consultancy.
- Ernst and Young—Information Systems Business Review.
- Peat Marwick McLintock—Highlands and Islands Veterinary Service.
419 - PIEDA—Aerial Surveillance Operations.
- CCTA Systems Consultancy Service—Information Systems Strategy Study.
- CCTA Systems Consultancy Service—Provision of advice and guidance on Information Systems Strategy Studies.
- HEDRA Ltd.—Review of management approach to Information Technology.
- PA Consulting Services Ltd.—Procurement Services on behalf of Scottish Criminal Record Office.
- Tomlinson Associates—Evaluation of Land Resources Geographic Information Systems.
- Taylor Woodrow Management and Engineering Ltd.—National Response Plan Exercise.
- SIAS Ltd.—NESA Development (Economic Assessment of Trunk Road Scheme).
- JMP Ltd./Dunsmore Data—Scottish Road Traffic Database.
- CS Consultants—Personal Computer In-House Consultancy.
- CS Consultants—Roads Financial Monitoring system.
- MVA Ltd.—Route Evaluation by Vehicle Simulation.
- Dunsmore Data—Development of Bridges Database.
- The Scottish Vocational Educational Council—Programme for Analysis of Examination Results.
- The Scottish Examinations Board—Programme for Analysis of Examination Results.
- The Scottish Council for Educational Technology— Programme for Analysis of Categories of work.
- The Scottish Council for Educational Technology—Development of Performance Indicator Analysis programme.
- Micro-Electronics Educational Development Centre—Room Utilisation Programme development.
None of the contracts shown was awarded by executive agencies. As indicated, however, the second and third contracts shown related to Historic Scotland, which was established as an agency on 1 April 1991.