HC Deb 24 June 1994 vol 245 cc345-7W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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. Norris

The information requested cannot be obtained except at disproportionate cost for contracts let before 1989. Those let in the period 1989 to 1993 are shown in the table.

(a) Coopers and Lybrand

  1. (i) 1991: Railways privatisation—value £1,446,808
    • 1992: DVOIT privatisation strategy review—value £15,000
    • 1993: Railways privatisation—value £425,532
  2. (iv) 1992: Temporary finance director—value £52,000
  3. (v) 1992: Financial audit of DVOIT—value £7,532
  4. (vi) 1989: Birmingham northern relief road—assessment of proposals and financial advice on concession agreement—value £1,374,000
    • 1989: Cashless parking equipment—value £50,000
    • 1990: Financial advisers on private roads—value £150,000
    • 1991: Study of EC directives and liberalisation—value £450,377
    • 1992: Evaluation of telesales tenders—value £18,000
    • 1993: Two seminars on tender evaluation-value £2,000
    • 1993: Sale of anonymised data—value £25,000
    • 1993: Evaluation of vehicle re-licensing tenders—value £25,000.
    • 1993: Scottish Office road safety review—value £18,000
    • 1993: Review of NMCS maintenance contract specification and performance—value £59,794

(b) KPMG Peat Marwick

  1. (i) 1992: Financial advice on DVOIT privatisation—value £553,820
    • 1993: TRL privatisation study—value £78,150
    • 1993: Railways privatisation—value £2,893,618
  2. (iv) 1990: Implementation of a computerised accounting system—value £94,000
  3. (vi) 1989: Network information system—value not known
    • 1990: Routine maintenance management system—value £174,500
    • 1991: PMS implementation study—value £146,954
    • 1991: Audit of ex-Trinity House liquidated funds—value £4,800
    • 1992: Network referencing—value £101,300
    • 1992: DISC network policy—value £70,846
    • 1992: IT/IS strategy advice—value £90,000
    • 1992: Project management software—value £171,980
    • 1993: Purchasing and supply IT system study—value £43,880

(c) Ernst and Young

  1. 1992: DVOIT privatisation—value £2,000
    • 1993: Railways privatisation—value £680,851
  2. (vi) 1990: Consultancy advice to DVLA—value £111,000
    • 1992: European engineering standards study—value £87,414
    • 1992: Payroll costs model—value £106,000
    • 1993: OPRAF consultancy—two contracts, total value £170,000
    • 1993: IT strategy support—value £38,545

(d) Price Waterhouse

  1. 1991: Privatisation of trust ports—value £886,233
    • 1992: DVOIT privatisation—three contracts, total value 86,127
    • 1992: Privatisation of London Buses—value £551,000
    • 1993: VI privatisation feasibility study—value £72,500
    • 1993: Advice to TRL on privatisation—value £9,230
  2. (iv) 1992: Consultancy advice to DVLA—value £162,000
  3. (vi) 1992: Taxation/company car advice—value £5,850

(e) Arthur Andersen

  • Nil

(f) Touche Ross

  1. (ii) 1993: Advice to DVLA on market testing—value £139,000
  2. (vi) 1990: The impact of price-fixing agreements—value £5,000
    • 1990: Future of Greater Manchester Buses—value £53,120
    • 1992: Accommodation management information system—value £87,799

(g) Grant Thornton

  • Nil

(h) Robson Rhodes

  • Nil

(i) Pannell Kerr Forster

  • Nil