HC Deb 23 March 2001 vol 365 cc400-1W
Mr. Baker

To 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.

£
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