§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the contracts currently being worked on for his Department by Coopers and Lybrand,242W Ernst and Young, Price Waterhouse, KPMG Peat Marwick, Grant Thornton, Binder Hamlyn, Robson Rhodes, Levy Gee, Hacker Young, Pannell Kerr Forster and Stoy Hayward.
§ Mr. NorrisThe following of the firms referred to are carrying out contracts for the Department.
Coopers and Lybrand
Birmingham Northern Relief Road—financial advice.Advice on possible sale of vehicle records database.Review of Department's motorway communication maintenance contracts.Ernst and Young
Advice on the use of project management systems in connection with the privatisation of British Rail.Development of a commercial accounting system for the Coast Guard Agency.Price Waterhouse
Advice on Design Build Finance and Operate contracts and longer term private finance options associated with motorway charging (jointly with Hambros Bank).Sale of London Buses Limited subsidiaries.Sale of the Trust Ports.Royal train audit.KPMG Peat Marwick
Commission to examine the business case for establishing a database of lighting on trunk roads and motorways.Scoping study to determine availability of time-cost systems on the market for highways and project management.Accountancy and taxation advice in connection with Rail privatisation.Grant audit of London Transport.Development of software—Routine Maintenance Management system (RMMS).Development of software—UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS).