§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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,
Number and value of contracts let during 1995–96 Coopers and Lybrand KPMG Price Waterhouse Ernst and Young Deloitte and Touche Arthur Andersen Grant Thornton BDO Stoy Hayward Pannel Kerr Forster Robson Rhodes Total number Total value £ Privatisation 2 2 2 1 1 2,680,250 Market testing 1 1 17,900 Management advice 0 0 Accounting 1 1 2 17,600 Audit 4 2 2 8 198,776 Consultancy 2 1 1 7 196,316 Other 1 1 80,000 Total 4 7 4 6 3 — — 1 1 — 26 3,190,842
Number and value of contracts let during current financial year to June 1996 Coopers and Lybrand KPMG Price Waterhouse Ernst and Young Deloitte and Touche Arthur Andersen Grant Thornton BDO Stoy Hayward Pannel Kerr Forster Robson Rhodes Total number Total value £ Privatisation 2 2 202,000 Market testing 0 0 Management advice 0 0 Accounting 0 0 Audit 1 1 37,541 Consultancy 1 1 1 3 13,526,150 Other 1 1 35,000 Total 2 2 — 1 2 — — — — — 7 3,800,691 1 One contract includes a joint award with a contractor not listed in the question.