§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the projects, the purposes, and the cost of his Department's use of the Coopers and Lybrand group since 1989.
§ Mr. MaplesMy department has made the following use of the Coopers and Lybrand group
1989–90Rental of a manual on synthetic Work Measurement data. There were also three secondments: one to CCTA Systems Consultancy Service Branch, to provide advice on computer systems to CCTA customers; another to give advice to departments on preparing policy evaluation plans; and a full time secondee to HM Treasury as part of the ongoing programme of inward and outward secondments.429W1990-91Rental of a manual on synthetic Work Measurement data. Pursuit project: the preparation of a commodity and supplier coding strategy.There were also 4 secondments: one to CCTA Systems Consultancy Service Branch to provide advice on computer systems to CCTA customers; another to give advice to departments on preparing policy evaluation plans; and two full time secondees to HM Treasury as part of the ongoing programme of inward and outward secondments.1991-92Preparation of Guidance on Contract Strategy and selection for Works Projects; and Project Evaluation and Audits. There were also three secondments: one to CCTA Systems Consultancy Service Branch to provide advice on computer systems to CCTA customers; and two full time secondees to HM Treasury as part of the ongoing programme of inward and outward secondments.The total value to date of the consultancies listed amount to £678,536. The cost of the individual contracts is subject to commercial confidentiality.