§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all of the reports his Department has commissioned from external consultants in each of the past three years; for each of the past three years, how many reports from external consultants to his Department led to further consultancy
Year Report commissioned Consultants Further consultancy work 1989 Car pool operations ASO Management None 1989 Organisation and work of Personnel Operations Department Coopers & Lybrand Michael Armstrong Associates—Assessment 1990 Travel Centre Quality Control Audit Cleverdon Steer None 1990 Review of Non-financial Management Information Coopers & Lybrand None 1991 Management Information Systems Preliminary Study JM Consulting Full study also by JM Consulting 1991 Heavy Baggage Contract Ernst & Young None 1992 Introduction of Quality Management Systems Neville Clarke Ltd. None 1992 Office Accommodation—Advantages of new buildings over old Symonds None 1992 Activities suitable for Market Testing Coopers & Lybrand Capita management Consultancy—Market Testing Methodology and Training 1992 Installation of Secure Communications Systems BT Tallis None 1992 Long Hours: Attitude Survey Coopers & Lybrand Follow-on work by same consultants 1992 Organisation and Implementation of Top and Senior Management Courses McNeil Robertson None