§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many contracts were let by her Department and agencies for which she is responsible to(a) PWC Consulting or PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst and 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. [33855]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. No contracts have been let by my Department to any of the companies mentioned.