The total amount spent by the Department centrally with the five companies since 2004-05 is as follows
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 to date Total Deloitte and Touche 882 1,653 241 86 2,862 Ernst and Young 434 763 18 0 1,215 KPMG 921 550 356 476 2,303 Pricewaterhouse- Coopers 926 970 1,338 1,099 4,333 PA Consulting 9,457 12,047 8,840 6,126 36,470
The nature of each contract involved could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 12 December 2007, Official Report, column 554W, and to the answer given to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 14 June 2007, Official Report, column 1170W, which give details of certain departmental contracts.
The amounts spent by the Department’s agencies and nature of the contracts are set out as follows.
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Total Nature of contract(s) Fire Service College Deloitte and Touche 3 0 0 0 0 Risk Management Workshop Ernst and Young 0 0 0 0 0 KPMG 0 0 0 0 0 PricewaterhouseCoopers 26 0 0 0 26 Pay and Grading Review PA Consulting 0 0 0 0 0 Ordnance Survey Deloitte and Touche 0 13 0 0 13 2005-06: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Advice 2006-07: Computer Audit Services Ernst and Young 0 0 0 0 0 KPMG 0 0 0 0 0 PricewaterhouseCoopers 7 9 0 5 21 2004-05: Investigation of IFRS implementation impact 2005-06: Internal Audit 2005-06 and 2007-08: Agency Performance Monitor Review PA Consulting 0 0 0 0 0
Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre has not used the services of any of these companies. Information for the Planning Inspectorate could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.