§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much has been paid by his Department and its predecessors to management consultants in respect of the national railways in each year since 1997; [171214]
(2) which management consultants have worked for his Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997; and what payments were made to each management consultancy for work in connection with the national rail network in each year. [171215]
£ Consultant 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total Frank Robertson Associates 12,727.40 5,623.40 — — 18,350.80 Hays Management Consultants — — — 159,495.01 159,495.01 KPMG Consulting — 143,364.80 — — 143,364.80 Mantix 83,600.00 69,200.00 — — 152,800.00 Organisation Consulting Partnership — — 55,426.76 — 55,426.76 PJR Ltd. — 29,250.00 — 5,551.88 34,801.88 Parsons Group International Ltd. 24,920.00 — — — 24,920.00 Patricia Sloane Associates — 4,800.00 — — 4,800.00 Towers Perrin — 3,899.00 18,020.00 70,865.44 92,784.44 Total 121,247.40 256,137.20 73,446.76 235,912.33 686,743.69
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much Network Rail has paid to management consultants for work in connection with the national railways in each year since its creation; [171218]
(2) what payments have been made for work in connection with the national rail network by Network Rail to each management consultancy which has carried out such work, broken down by year. [171219]
§ Mr. McNultyThese are operational matters for Network Rail. Details of consultancies let by Network Rail are commercially confidential.