§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the firms of consultants used by his Department as part of the market testing programme since November 1991 together with the total cost; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NelsonThe firms of consultants used by Treasury for work relating to the market testing programme since November 1991, are Touche Ross, Prime Strategy Consultants and Ernst and Young. The spend to date has been £26,000 and there is a further committed expenditure of £55,000.