§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the(a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte & Touche, (ii) Ernst & Young, (iii) KPMG and (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000–01 by the Department and its agencies. [166090]
§ Yvette CooperSince the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established on 29 May 2002, the value of contracts placed with the suppliers detailed in the question are listed as follows, along with the values of those let by agencies. The nature of all the contracts can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
£ ODPM Deloitte & Touche 1,279,920 Ernst & Young 12,120,102 KPMG 3,329,904 PricewaterhouseCoopers 5,108,650 The Planning Inspectorate KPMG 156,921 PricewaterhouseCoopers 17,625 The Fire Service College Deliotte & Touche 9,037 PricewaterhouseCoopers 68,258 The QE2 Conference Centre has not placed any contracts with the consultancy firms in question.