§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many contracts and for what total sum were let out by her Department and agencies for which it is responsible to(a) Coopers and Lybrand and its subsidiaries, (b) Peat Marwick and its subsidiaries, (c) Ernst and Young and its subsidiaries, (d) Arthur Andersen and its subsidiaries, (e) Price Waterhouse and its subsidiaries, (f) Grant Thornton and its subsidiaries, (g) Stoy Hayward and its subsidiaries, (h) Robson Rhodes and its subsidiaries and (i) Pannell Kerr Forster and its subsidiaries for privatisation, market testing, management advice, accounting, audit, consultancy and other services in 1993–94 and 1994–95. [33913]
§ Mr. SproatNeither my Department nor its agencies have let contracts with Coopers and Lybrand, Arthur Anderson, Grant Thornton, Robson Rhodes or Pannell Kerr Forster in the years 1993–94 and 1994–95. However, contracts with the following companies were let by my Department and its agencies during that period:
Company Number of Contracts Total cost £ 1993–94 KPMG Peat Marwick 2 104,200 Ernst and Young 1 4,500 Stoy Hayward 1 9,500 1994–95 KPMG Peak Marwick 3 98,102 Price Waterhouse 1 19,000