§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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 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. [33921]
§ Mr. BoswellCentralised records are not kept of individual contracts between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and consultants. It is not, therefore, possible to provide the information requested in the required form. However, the total amounts paid to the consultants named in the question in the relevant years were as follows:
Year Consultant Spend 1993–94 Cooper and Lybrand 175,000 Peat Marwick 372,718 Ernst and Young 212,258 Arthur Andersen nil Price Waterhouse 190,531 Grant Thornton nil Stoy Hayward 22,326 Robson Rhodes nil Pannell Kerr Forster nil 1994–95 Cooper and Lybrand 5,571 Peat Marwick 319,357 Ernst and Young 123,140 Arthur Andersen nil Price Waterhouse 72,507 Grant Thornton nil Stoy Hayward 16,450 Robson Rhodes nil Pannell Kerr Forster nil