§ Ms AbbottTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the(a) accountancy firms and (b) merchant banks to which her Department awarded private consultancy work in 1992 and 1993, together with a list of the consultancies concerned and the amount paid.
§ Mr. JackDuring the years 1992 and 1993, the following firms, including one merchant bank, offering accountancy services were awarded consultancy contracts by my core Department.
Consultancies given to the above firms included various areas of work other than accountancy and the total cost was in the region of £950,000 individual contract figures cannot be given as this information is classified commercial in confidence. This answer excludes contracts made by agencies.
- Amtec Consulting
- BDO Binder-Hamlyn
- Coopers & Lybrand
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG Peat Marwick
- Leopold Joseph
- PA Consulting
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- Stoy Hayward
- Touche Ross Management Consultants