§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many contracts were let by her Department and agencies for which she is responsible to(a) PWC Consulting or PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst & Young, (c) Deloitte & Touche, (d) KPMG and (e) Andersen for consultancy services for the financial years (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99, (iii) 1999–2000, (iv) 2000–01 and (v) 2001 to the latest date for which figures are available, indicating the remuneration in each case. [33844]
§ Dr. HowellsMy Department has let the following contracts:
Year Consultancy £ 1998–99 Deloitte & Touche 227,000 1998–99 KPMG 23,000 1999–2000 PricewaterhouseCoopers 68,000 2000–01 PricewaterhouseCoopers 61,000 2000–01 PricewaterhouseCoopers 22,000 2001–02 PricewaterhouseCoopers 96,000