§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been paid by his Department to(a) accountancy and (b) legal firms in each year since 1 May 1997 in relation to PFI projects. [153264]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 12 March 2001]From the best information available, I list the money paid to accountancy and legal firms by my Department since 1 May 1997 in relation to Private Finance Initiative projects. All figures are excluding Value Added Tax.
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£ Accountancy 1 May 1997–31 March 1998 190,046 1 April 1998–31 March 1999 1294,855 1 April 1999–31 March 2000 436,802 1 April 2000–8 March 2001 675,389
£ Legal 1 May 1997–31 March 1998 1191,361 1 April 1998–31 March 1999 1792,452 1 April 1999–31 March 2000 1,813,643 1 April 2000–8 March 2001 980,142 1Excludes Quantum project (Prison Service Information Technology (IT) project) costs as these cannot be separately identified for the years in question.
£ Financial year Project/area 1 May 1997–31 March 1998 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Accountancy firms Quantum — — 52,554 — HOCLAS 87,871 294,855 332,048 427,064 Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) 2,175 — — — Immigration Nationality Directorate (IND) — — 52,200 248,325 Total 90,046 294,855 436,802 675,389 Legal firms United Kingdom Passport Agency (UKPA) 64,019 56,813 150,612 76,009 Quantum — — 321,984 108,567 Youth Justice Board (YJB) 52,224 291,070 26,066 — HOCLAS 25,808 188,999 347,124 170,631 Information Technology 2000 — — 446,079 288,533 Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) 49,310 — — — Immigration Nationality Directorate — — 13,020 29,454 Prison Service — 255,570 508,758 306,948 Total 191,361 792,452 1,813,643 980,142