HC Deb 10 February 1993 vol 218 cc651-2W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. Mates

The following firms of consultants have been used to advise on the Northern Ireland market testing programme since November 1991:

  • BET FM Ltd.
  • CAPITA
  • Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte
  • Helm Corporation
  • Leopold Joseph & Sons
  • Logicom
  • Michael Willacy Associates
  • MVM Consultants Plc
  • SERCO
  • Symonds Facilities Management Plc
  • Witt Thornton (Management Services)

The total cost was £348,549.

In line with the White Paper "Competing for Quality", private sector consultancies have helped to determine the most promising new areas for market testing and contracting out and have also been used to strengthen Northern Ireland Departments' market testing capability.