To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by the Inland Revenue, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
The Inland Revenue has awarded contracts to the following computer consultancies since November 1991:
| Task | |
| Abraxas Computer Services Ltd. | Computer project support |
| The Berwyn Partnership | Computer project support |
| Boldon James Ltd. | Computer project support |
| CSS Trident pic | Computer project support |
| Computer People Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Computer Sciences Co. Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Cornwall Affiliates Ltd. | Business support |
| DPLACE | Business support |
| DP Support Services Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Duhig Berry Ltd. | Project management support |
| Frost Berkeley Associates Ltd. | Computer project support |
| IBM (UK) Ltd. | Computer project support |
| ICL | Computer project support |
| ICS (Sales) Ltd. | Computer project support |
| IEMIT Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Intertech Computer Consultants Ltd. | Computer project support |
| LBMS pic | Computer project support |
| Lorien Technical Services Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Lucidus Ltd. | Market testing |
| Macleod Group | Computer project support |
| MDS Consultants Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Oracle Corporation Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Organisation and Systems Innovations Ltd. | Project support |
| PA Consulting Group | Business systems |
| Panacea Ltd. | Computer project support |
| P—E International Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Rand Information Systems Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Price Waterhouse | Strategy support |
| Quality Testing Ltd. | System testing |
| Sequel Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Softlab Ltd. | Systems support |
| SPAN Contracts | Computer project support |
| Starfield Management Ltd. | Business support |
| Systems Resources Ltd. | Computer project support |
| Task Force IT | Computer project support |
| Touche Ross | Communications support |
| VNG Nationwide | Communications support |
| Winnow Ltd. | Business support |
| World Systems plc | Computer project support |
| YCS Ltd. | Computer project support |
| £ | |
| 1991–92 | 20,296,949 |
| 1992–93 | 19,427,849 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by Customs and Excise, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
The computer consultants engaged by the central information technology function together with the nature of their contracts and total cost are set out.
| Company | Amounts paid since 1 November 1991 | Nature of work |
| £ | ||
| LOGICA | 8,183,300 | Central four-year contract providing on call development support |
| BIS | 2,473,500 | |
| MFT Computer Systems | 3,300 | Amendments to Tariff Quota File |
| Aspire | 44,500 | Market Testing advice |
| Adbury Electronics | 3,900 | VAT Software Development |
| Coopers and Lybrand | 63,000 | Market Testing advice |
| Haymark communications | 11,800 | Software support |
| Capita Management Consultant | 51,500 | Market Testing advice |
| Interchange Associates | 84,700 | IT advice to Board |
| Dove Communications | 91,400 | Telecomms. support |
| Comshare | 322,000 | Technical specs, and analysis |
| Datafit | 574,000 | VAT Programming |
| Hedra | 51,900 | Information System Strategy Support |
| Valid Consultancy | 87,100 | Telecomms. support |
| TCSL Group | 33,100 | Prototype development |
| CCTA | 80,200 | Management studies/ development |
| Firefox Communications | 2,400 | Software Support |
| Sun Microsystems | 1,000 | Technical assurance |
| Data General | 49,500 | Testing and configuration support |
| ACTLOGSYS | 26,100 | Technical Support |
| Total | 12,238,200 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by the Treasury and Treasury agencies, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
The Department's spend on computer consultancies since 1991–92 to date amounts to £64,220, including VAT. Information on individual consultancies and by task is not held centrally in the same way and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.