HC Deb 05 March 1992 vol 205 cc258-9W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each private sector consultancy firm which has been retained by each agency within his Department, and for his Department as a whole, for the purposes of advising on the market testing programme; and whether the appointment in each case was the result of competitive tendering.

Mr. Lang

Following competitive tendering, Coopers and Lybrand, Deloitte has been retained to advise the Scottish Office and its executive agencies on the market testing programme.