§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total value is of the contract between the Home Office and Logica CMG to provide payroll bureau services for Home Office pay and Pensions Service; how much has been paid by the Home Office to CMG and Logica CMG to date under the payroll bureau services contract; how much has been paid by the Home Office to consultants for work undertaken for the Home Office Pay and Pensions Services in each year since April 2000; and how much has been paid by the Home Office to Employment Agencies for work undertaken within the Home Office Pay and Pensions Service in each year since April 2000. [120540]
§ Mr. Blunkett[holding answer 20 June 2003]: The total value of the contract between the Home Office and Logica CMG to provide payroll services to the Home Office Pay and Pensions Service is £13.94 million. This represents a significant reduction per annum on what was paid to the previous payroll provider. A total of £8.2 million has been paid to date.
The Home Office has paid the following amounts for consultants to undertake work in the Home Office Pay and Pensions Service.
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£ million 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 0 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 0.33 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 0.35 1 April 2003 to date 0.1 The Home Office has paid the following amounts to employment agencies:
£ 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 0 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 5,473.70 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 169,371 April 2003 to date 7,904