§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the cost to date and the expected future cost of his Department's market-testing programme; how many staff are engaged full time in work relating to market testing; which firms of consultants have been used in connection with the market-testing programme; and how they were selected.
Mr. John M. TaylorThere are 12 staff assigned to the market-testing programme in the Lord Chancellor's Department. The programme has cost £505,000 since November 1991. These figures include those engaged on the review of enforcement agents and their cost, as well as the costs of those consultants engaged to assist with managing the programme.
The estimated future cost of this year's market-testing programme to September 1993 is £297,000.
The firms of consultants used by the Lord Chancellor's Department since November 1991 to assist with managing the programme, and to assist in-house teams to prepare bids are:
- PE International
- AMTEC Consulting
- DM Management Consultants Ltd.
- Kyte and Co.
- Coopers and Lybrand
- Price Waterhouse
- MBA Consultants
- CCTA
All firms were selected by competitive tender with the exception of CCTA which was appointed by single tender.