§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total value was of(a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by (i) the Rail Delivery Directorate, (ii) the Railways Restructuring Directorate and (iii) other directorates within his Department carrying out work relating to the railways, in (A) 2002–03 and (B) 2003–04 to date. [139729]
§ Mr. McNultyThe total value of consultancies used by DfT relating to the railways was £24.6 million in 2002–03 and in 2003–04 it has been £13.6 million to 31 October. Only a very small proportion of this expenditure relates to call-off contracts.
The figures include expenditure on contracts for legal and other advice.
§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent by predecessor departments on external consultants in matters relating to transport in each year since 1997, broken down by(a) consultants used, (b) the nature and (c) the cost of the work in each case. [139730]
§ Mr. McNultyThe information is not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member, placing a copy of my letter in the Libraries of the House.
§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the(a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used on a call-off basis by (i) the Rail Delivery Directorate, (ii) the Railways Restructuring Directorate and (iii) other directorates within his Department carrying out work relating to the railways, since 6 February; what the nature of the assignment for each consultant was; and what the value of work done by each consultant was. [139734]
§ Mr. McNultySince 6 February the Department has been using the following consultants to give the advice listed:
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Consultant Advice On a call-off basis Eversheds Advice on rail pension issues Odgers Ray and Berndstson Advice on senior recruitment Saxton Bampfylde Hever plc Advice on senior recruitment Other contracts AEA Technology Rail Research into feasibility of development of a performance prediction model Arthur D. Little International comparison of the perception of risk in the rail industry Citigroup (Schroder Salomon Smith Barney) Financial advice CMS Cameron McKenna Legal advice on rail matters Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstem Channel Tunnel Rail Link Section I leasing feasibility study Dr. Stephen Gibbons Advice on wider benefits of Crossrail Dr. David Graham Prof Stephen Machin Prof Anthony Venables Prof Roger Vickerman KPMG Accountancy and taxation advice
Consultant Advice Mercers Management Consulting Management consultancy advice on matters relating to the cross-Channel rail industry Mott Parsons Gibb Project representatives for the channel tunnel rail link NOP Development of a survey into attitudes, perceptions and expectations of rail travel Saunders and Dolleymore Trade mark services Transport and Travel Research Development of a framework for research into attitudes, perceptions and expectations of rail travel The value of work done by individual consultants and advisers is commercially confidential, but, for all of them together, expenditure from 6 February to 31 October amounts to £16.5 million.
§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent by his Department and its predecessors on external research and consultants in(a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04 to date, broken down by (i) aviation, (ii) local transport, (iii) mobility and inclusion, (iv) roads, vehicles and road safety, (v) shipping, (vi) integrated transport, (vii) railways, (viii) science and research, (ix) transport statistics, (x) freight logistics and (xi) other subjects. [139736]
§ Mr. McNultyThe information is not readily available. I will write to the hon. Member, placing a copy of my letter in the Libraries of the House.