§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many contracts and for what total sum were let out by his Department or agencies for which it is responsible to(a) Coopers and Lybrand, (b) KPMG Peat Marwick, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) Price Waterhouse, (e) Arthur Andersen, (f) Touche Ross, (g) Grant Thornton, (h) Robson Rhodes and (i) Pannell Kerr Forster for (i) privatisation, (ii) market testing, (iii) management advice, (iv) accounting, (v) audit, (vi) consultancy and (vii) any other services in 1980 to 1983, 1984 to 1987, 1988 to 1991 and 1992 to 1993.
§ Mr. ForthThe information for the periods 1980 to 1983 and 1984 to 1987 is not available, and the information requested for the periods 1988 to 1991 and 1992 to 1993 broken down in the format could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
337WThe total number of contracts and the value of those contracts with the companies referred to for the periods 1988 to 1991 and 1992 to 1993 is as follows:
1988 to 1991 Contracts £ Coopers and Lybrand 17 387,500 KPMG Peat Marwick 11 525,000 Ernst and Young 2 51,000 Price Waterhouse 2 61,000 Touche Ross 6 235,000 Robson Rhodes 1 22,250 No contracts were placed in this period with Arthur Anderson, Grant Thornton and Pannell Kerr Forster.
1992 to 1993 Company Contracts £ Coopers and Lybrand 12 1,708,000 KPMG Peat Marwick 9 236,500 Ernst and Young 2 51,000 Price Waterhouse 5 111,500 Touche Ross 4 116,500 No contracts were placed in this period with Arthur Anderson, Grant Thornton, Robson Rhodes and Pannell Kerr Forster.