HC Deb 18 July 1995 vol 263 cc1050-2W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the top 10 suppliers of computer equipment to his Department and its agencies in the last five years, indicating the total value of the contracts received. [34547]

Mr. Horam

The figures include expenditure by the Cabinet Office and No. 10 Downing street and by the Office of Public Service and its agencies.

The top ten suppliers during the period 1993–94 and 1994–95, were:

£00s
Viglen 1,832
ICL 1,351
DELL 1,340
Hewlett-Packard 947
Rank Xerox 388
Kyocera 357
Elonex 243
Toshiba 122
Compaq 103
Bowe Systems Ltd 85

During this same period, expenditure on "turnkey" solutions was £12,268,000. It is not possible to identify separately the cost of equipment within these packages.

Similar information for the years 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which firms have won computer consultancy contracts from his Department and its agencies over the last five years; and what is the number of contracts per firm. [33883]

Mr. Horam

The firms which have won computer consultancy contracts from the Cabinet Office, Office of Public Service, Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency, Occupational Health Services Agency, Chessington Computer centre, Civil Service college and Central Office of Information in 1993–94 and 1994–95 are as follows:

1993–94 1994–95
Admiral Management Services 1
Amtec 1 4
Butler Bloor 1
Computacenter 1
CSC Ltd 1
Eider 1 3
Fordway 6
Gimlet Management Consultants 1
IBM 1
Kudos 2
Netware NFS 1
Psy Tech/Framework 1 1
QLC/Formfill 1 2
Secure Information Systems Ltd 1
Security and Standards Consultants Ltd 1 1
Smith System Engineering Ltd 1 1
Software Design 1 1
South Bank University 1
Touche Ross 1
Triad 1

Similar information for HMSO and CCTA, and the information for earlier years requested in the question may be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Ministerial visits
Minister (1993)
Number of officials Destination Purpose Cost £
18–19 January +5 Brussels Council 2,700
24–25 January +2 Vienna Meeting with Austrian Minister 1,600
31 January—1 February +2 Oslo Meeting with Norwegian Minister 1,500
9–10 February +5 Brussels Council 3,200
9–10 March +2 Italy Verona Agricultural Show 1,800
16–17 March +6 Brussels Council 3,600
26–27 April +10 Luxembourg Council 6,700
9–12 May +2 Turkey Trade promotion 3,000
16–17 May +3 Copenhagen Meeting with Danish Minister 2,000
24–25 May +8 Brussels Council 4,600
14–15 June +2 Luxembourg Council 1,800
28–29 June +1 Koldingfjord Denmark Informal Council 900
19–20 July +6 Brussels Council 3,600
6–15 September1 +2 South America1 Trade promotion 16,000
20–21 September +4 Brussels Council 2,700
27–28 September +1 Ostend Informal Council 950
12 October +3 Brussels Meeting with Commissioner Paleokrassas 1,500
18–19 October +5 Luxembourg Council 3,600
3 November +2 Bonn Meeting Herr Borchert 1,100
16–17 November +4 Brussels Council 2,700
6 December +3 France Meeting with M. Puech 1,600
13–16 December +9 Brussels Council 8,000
17–8 September Paraguay/9–10 September Uruguay/11–13 September Argentina.

Minister of State (1993)
Number of Officials Destination Purpose Cost£
18 March +7 Brussels Council 4,500
24 June +7 Luxembourg Council 4,500
12 October +3 Brussels Meeting with Commissioner Paleokrassas 2,000
14 October +3 Dublin Meeting with Irish Minister 1,250
25 September—2 October +2 India Trade Promotion 1,200
20 October +7 Luxenbourg Council 5,000
21–22 November +7 Brussels Council 6,000
18–21 December +8 Brussels Council 6,000