§ Ms AbbottTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the(a) accountancy firms and (b) merchant banks to which his Department awarded private consultancy work in 1992 and 1993, together with a list of the consultancies concerned and the amount paid.
§ Mr. LangDuring the financial year 1992–93, 14 consultancy contracts costing more than £20,000 per contract were awarded by the Scottish Office to four firms of consultants, which also have an accountancy practice within the same group. The total value of these contracts was £1,031,400. The firms were Coopers and Lybrand, KPMG, Price Waterhouse and Touche Ross. No consultancy business was awarded by the Scottish Office to merchant banks during this period.
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