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Mr. Tim Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount spent by the Welsh Development Agency in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Welsh Development Agency in 1989, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that the Welsh Development Agency has budgeted to spend in the current year.
Mr. Peter Walker
The Welsh Development Agency has spent £139,534 on the following consultancy contracts in 1989:
| Company | Assignment |
| Ernst and Young | Documentation for users of new computer systems and advice on implementing new systems. |
| P J Sullivan | Development of integrated data bases from existing computer systems. |
| Beaufort Research | Monitoring effectiveness of Agency marketing campaign in Wales |
| Numbers Research | Monitoring effectiveness of Agency marketing campaign outside of Wales. |
| Taylor Nelson | Monitoring effectiveness of Agency food initiative marketing campaign. |
| BJM | Customer attitudes monitoring. |