HC Deb 14 February 2002 vol 380 cc672-3W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many contracts were let by his Department and agencies for which he is responsible to(a) PWC Consulting or PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) Ernst and Young, (c) Deloitte and 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. [33850]

Ms Blears

The Department does not centrally hold a record of individual contracts. However our financial records show the following total payments made by the Department and its agencies to(a) PWC Consulting

£
Fiscal year
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
(a) PWC Consulting 143,711 196,890 244,670 1,052,892 308,364
(b) Ernst and Young 26,230 18,234 58,603 71,200 66,677
(c) Deloitte and Touche 72,350 45,445 11,084 60,614 342,730
(d) KPMG 331,712 166,943 546,453 267,981 1,202,720
(e) Andersen 51,547 77,226 70,000 71,774 70,000