HC Deb 28 November 1994 vol 250 cc516-7W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what total number of man days were expended in the financial year 1993–94 on projects for(a) curriculum reform in-service training by the British Council and CPL, (b) Uganda Revenue Authority: capacity building by Coopers and Lybrand, (c) Bangladesh Power Development Board action plan for performance improvement by Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte, (d) Qa Disi basin water study by Haiste International Ltd., (e) agricultural support services project by Hunting Technical Services and (f) mass privatisation adviser by Warburg and Co. Ltd.

Mr. Baldry

Financing arrangements with contractors vary from project to project and it is not always possible to be precise about the number of man days expended under each contract.

  1. (a) Approximately 540 man days.
  2. (b) Four staff were employed full time throughout 1993–94 and they were joined by two others who worked from May 1993 to the end of the financial year.
  3. (c) Approximately 45 man days.
  4. (d) 1,546 man days.
  5. (e) Approximately 1,949 man days.
  6. (f) This is a fixed fee contract against which there are no pre-set manpower inputs.