§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the contracts her Department has with Capita; and what the(a) value and (b) nature of the contracts are. [36573]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 26 February 2002]: My Department has a number of contracts with Capita for a range of different services. These are as follows:
Teachers' Pensions—Administration of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme. A contract with an estimated value in excess of £70 million over seven years.
Connexions Card—Development of the Connexions Card. A Public Private Partnership with a contract value in excess of £100 million over seven years.
Individual Learning Accounts—Administration of the ILA scheme. A contract for five years with an estimated value of around £55 million.
Consultancy Framework Contracts—Framework contract to provide general management consultancy support and consultancy support for LEA interventions. The value of these contracts is determined by their level of usage. Estimated expenditure to date has been £436,500.