§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those consultants currently engaged by his Department on projects related to rail privatisation, the nature of the projects and the cost thereof.
§ Mr. FreemanThe consultants and the nature of their work are:
- Linklaters and Paines—Legal issues
- Samuel Montagu and Co—Merchant Banking
- KPMG Peat Marwick—Accountancy
- Richard Ellis—Property matters
- Dewe Rogerson—Marketing
- Coopers and Lybrand—Access charges
- PJR—Management and organisation
Most of these consultants are retained on hourly rates which must remain confidential for commercial reasons. The total costs, including completed and expected projects, for the financial years 1991–92, 1992–93 arid 1993–94 were given in my answer to the hon. Gentleman of Wednesday 24 February, Official Report, column 587. The final outturn for 1992–93 was £5.7 million.