§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many contracts and for what total sum were let out by his Department and 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) other services in (1) 1980 to 1983, (2) 1984 to 1987, (3) 1988 to 1991 and (4) 1992–93.
§ Sir John WheelerIt is not possible to provide the information except at disproportionate cost. Figures are available, however, on a financial year basis, from 1989 under the categories of general management consultancy, information technology, privatisation—including market testing, and next steps agencies—including prior options studies, and are as follows:
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1991–92 Number of contracts per firm per category Gen. MGT CON. IT. Privatisation (Includes Market Testing) Next steps (includes prior option studies) Coopers and Lybrand 38 26 0 3 KPMG Peat Marwick 14 1 0 2 Ernst and Young 17 1 0 0 Price Waterhouse 22 1 1 0 Arthur Andersen 0 0 0 0 Touche Ross 13 10 1 0 Grant Thornton 0 0 0 0 Robson Rhodes 0 0 0 0 Pannell Kerr Forster 0 0 0 0 Contracts Total 104 39 2 5 Total amount of spend by 9 listed Consultancy groups £2,426,719.
1992–93 Number of contracts per firm per category Gen. MGT CON. IT Privatisation (includes Market Testing) Next steps (includes prior option studies) Coopers and Lybrand 27 13 0 1 KPMG Peat Marwick 8 1 0 0 Ernst and Young 14 0 0 0 Price Waterhouse 21 0 0 1 Arthur Andersen 0 0 0 0 Touche Ross 21 6 2 1 Grant Thornton 0 0 0 0 Robson Rhodes 0 0 0 0 Pannell Kerr Forster 0 0 0 0 Contracts Total 91 20 2 3 Total amount of spend by 9 listed Consultancy groups £3,118,228.
1993–94 Number of contracts per firm per category Gen. MGT CON. IT. Privatisation (Includes Market Testing) Next steps (includes prior option studies) Coopers and Lybrand 39 2 4 0 KPMG Peat Marwick 14 0 0 1 Ernst and Young 20 0 0 0 Price Waterhouse 22 1 3 1 Arthur Andersen 0 0 0 0 Touche Ross 38 3 4 0 Grant Thornton 0 0 0 0 Robson Rhodes 0 0 0 0 Pannell Kerr Forster 0 0 0 0 Contracts Total 133 6 11 2 Total amount of spend by 9 listed Consultancy groups £2,743,931.