§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list, by project, the consultancies her Department and its non-departmental public bodies have used on e-government projects since 1 January 2001. [112836]
§ Alun MichaelThe following table identifies consultancy companies which have assisted Defra (including agencies and non departmental bodies) on major e-government projects since 1 January 2001. 777W
Project Consultancy RPA Change Programme Schlumberger Sema Consulting PA Consulting Group Accenture Exotic Disease Control Hedra Ltd Customer Registration Cornwell Management Consultants Delta/Schlumberger Sema Consulting Atos KPMG Consulting (AKC) PA Consulting Group MAGIC—Multi Agency Landmark Information Group Ltd Geographical Information for the Countryside ESRI (UK) Ltd GeoWise Phoenix1—Bird import and registration systems Amtec Consulting Group Emissions Trading Register Delta—Sherwood International, Schlumberger Sema Consulting Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) Environment Agency Logica CMG Science systems British Telecom In addition to the above, the following projects were undertaken by the Delta public/private partnership of Defra's IT Directorate/ Schlumberger Sema and Sherwood International. In all cases the consultancy element was in excess of £100,000 Schlumberger Sema and Sherwood International Animal Health Group (AHG): Date Based Exports Scheme AHG: Scrapie Control System Animal Movements Licensing Scheme BSE CENTAUR Pig Tracing Scoping Study for the new Veterinary Surveillance System State Veterinary System (SVS) Generic Disease Control System and other veterinary investigations systems SVS:Mobile Computing in the Field SVS:Non—BSE Enhancements SVS: Vetnet FAS project Grants and Subsidies Management Project Web Based E-Science Cattle Tracing System Electronic Delivery for the Plant Health Services e-Plants Varieties and Seeds HTR Datacapture and HMI E-forms Arable Area Payment Scheme E-Forms Beef Special Premium Scheme Combined Risk Analysis Extensification Premium Scheme IACS Aggregated penalties Monitoring Field Inspections Suckler Cow Premium Scheme Sheep Annual Premium Scheme Sheep Quotas Sheep Quotas Purchase Scheme Slaughter Premium Scheme Note:
1. The projects shown in this list are Defra's larger e-government projects (total cost £100,000 or more) which contribute towards the central target of making 100 per cent. of central Government services available by 2005.
2. Under existing arrangements Defra's application development services are normally provided by the 'Delta' public/private partnership involving Schlumberger Sema and Sherwood International.
3. Other consultancy services will also have been provided under the terms of a framework contract with Fujitsu.
4. To provide a breakdown of consultancy companies/support by cost, or to provide details for smaller projects, would incur
disproportionate cost.