§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 8 January 2002,Official Report, column 584W, on departmental consultants, if he will set out the criteria for determining that contracts let to (a) Arthur Andersen, (b) Ernst and Young, (c) Mercers Management Consulting and (d) Schroder Salamon Smith Barney, on matters relating to Railtrack should not be subject to open competition. [27206]
§ Mr. ByersThe issues involved were highly sensitive, involving discussions being conducted with Railtrack and their advisers on the basis of strict confidentiality.