§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what meetings(a) he and (b) his senior departmental officials have had with Enron and its subsidiaries in the last two years. [32433]
§ Dr. WhiteheadIt is not the normal practice of the Government to release details of meetings or discussions with private individuals or companies.
Number of Contracts PWC Ernst & Young Deloitte & Touche KPMG Andersen 1997–98 5 1 0 2 1 1998–99 3 0 0 2 0 1999–2000 6 1 1 3 1 2000–01 10 0 3 2 0 2001–02 2 6 1 3 2
Value of Payments Made to Contractors PWC £ Ernst & Young £ Deloitte & Touche £ KPMG £ Andersen £ 1997–98 800,000.00 65,082.10 0 705,111.00 0 1998–99 11,572.08 0 0 75,206.00 0 1999–2000 1,208,054.89 95.00 963,395.80 1,557,707.27 71,351,88 2000–01 973,897.00 179,638.37 3,950,854.35 1,695,751.26 5,052.50 2001–02 9,393,379.87 7,970,711.15 1,646,438.61 2,329,430.39 325,753.40 Note: The value of certain contracts is not divisible between years and so payments have been accorded to the first year of the contract.