Contracts (Hansard, 17 April 2002)

§ Annabelle Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the(a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by her Department to (i) Arthur Andersen, (ii) Deloitte Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iv) KPMG and (v) PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in each year since 1997. [34986]

§ Mr. Morley
DEFRA came into being on 8 June 2001. The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

§ Pete Wishart
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations which previously held contracts with her Department(a) won new contracts at the culmination of the existing contracts and (b) won new contracts after a period of inactivity with her Department in each of the past five years; [38751]
(2) if she will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by her Department from (a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999 (c) May 1999 to April 2000, (d) May 2000 to April 2001 and (e) May 2001 to the latest date, indicating in each case the values of the contracts and the companies with which the contracts were placed; [38752]
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(3) which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations have won new contracts with (a) her Department and (b) executive agencies in each of the past five years. [38750]

§ Mr. Morley
[holding answer 28 February 2002]: DEFRA came into being on 8 June 2001. The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

§ Dr. Cable
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by her Department from(a) May 1997 to April 1998, (b) May 1998 to April 1999, (c) May 1999 to April 2000, (d) May 2000 to April 2001 and (e) May 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available, stating in each case the values of the contracts and the companies with which the contracts were placed. [43676]

§ Mr. Morley
DEFRA came into being on 8 June 2001. The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost.