§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list by project the consultancies her Department and its non-departmental public bodies have used on e-government projects since 1st January 2001. [114187]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 16 May 2003]: Based on centrally-held records, the following e-government consultancies have been used within the core department since 1st January 2001. 711W
Project Consultancy Business Support Review Cap Gemini Ernst and Young Government Gateway Scoping Study Unitas consortium Government Gateway Guidelines Unitas consortium E-procurement Kermon/Xansa British Trade International e-government programme Cathedral consortium (2 assignments) Small Business Service customer relationship management programme Yale consulting 'business gov' programme Cathedral consortium Electronic services to mobile phones proof of concept IMB Scoping study into DTI customer relationship management Unitas consortium Enhancements to DTI customer relationship management programme Parity Consumer Direct consumer helpline pilots evaluation Compass Partnership Consumer Direct project planning and implementation Sophron These records do not cover the department's non-departmental public bodies and gathering the information from them would incur disproportionate cost.