§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number, nature and value of contracts awarded by his Department to Coopers and Lybrand, KPMG, Price Waterhouse, Ernst and Young, Deloitte and Touche, Arthur Andersen, Grant Thornton, BDO Stoy Hayward, Pannel Kerr Forster, and Robson Rhodes and their subsidiaries and associates, during 1995 and 1996. [37326]
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonrequested for 1995–96 is as follows:
Nature of Contract Value £ Coopers and Lybrand Advice on IT strategies 7,708 Coopers and Lybrand Priority base budgeting review 2,370 Coopers and Lybrand Financial accounts 663 Price Waterhouse Examination of urban programme funding 5,500 Price Waterhouse Review and report on Historic Scotland treatment of VAT 4,000 Ernst and Young VFM study 10,827 This information relates only to the appointment of management consultants. Information relating to appointments for services provided by lawyers, surveyors, civil engineers, auditors, etcetera. is not included as this information is not held centrally.