§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the consultants currently employed by his Department, Railtrack and the British Railways Board on work relating to the implementation of the Railways Bill together with their terms of reference.
§ Mr. FreemanMy Department's consultants and their areas of advice are listed in the table:
- Linklaters and Paines—Legal issues
- Samuel Montagu and Co.—Merchant Banking
- KPMG Peat Marwick—Accountancy
- Coopers and Lybrand—Access charges
- Richard Ellis—Property matters
- Dewe Rogerson—Marketing
- PJR—Management and organisation
- Mercer—Freight: Access and regulation —Franchising
- Ernst & Young—Information systems
Consultants employed by the British Railways Board are a matter for the board. Railtrack is at present a division of the board.