§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the consultants employed over the past 18 months in connection with the Government's plans for teacher pay and teacher appraisal, indicating the terms of reference in each case and the total sum of consultancy fees paid; and how many of the consultants were paid over £50,000 for carrying out a research project. [87596]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisTwo consultancy contracts have been let in the last 18 months. The first was let to PricewaterhouseCooper. I refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 25 May 1999,Official Report, columns 101–02. The cost of this work is commercial in confidence.
We have subsequently issued a letter of intent to Hay McBer in respect of research into teacher effectiveness pending finalisation of the contract. This sets out the work to be undertaken. I have arranged for an extract from the letter to be lodged in the Library.
The cost is commercial in confidence.